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US HB4915
Bill
Status
8/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nikema Williams
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AI Summary
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Requires USPS to process and clear federal election ballots from postal facilities on the same day they are received, effective 60 days after enactment
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Mandates states provide intelligent mail barcodes on ballot return envelopes for federal elections starting January 1, 2026, enabling voters to track their ballots through the mail
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Requires USPS to postmark all absentee ballots with the mailing date and prohibits operational changes (removing collection boxes, decommissioning sorting machines) during the 120-day period before federal elections
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Eliminates postage costs for completed absentee ballots and requires all election mail to be carried at first-class mail service standards
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Establishes uniform ballot acceptance deadline requiring states to accept ballots postmarked by election day if received within 7 days after the election, effective November 2026
Legislative Description
Election Mail Act
Government operations and politics
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
8/5/2025