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House Bill 5658
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Vote by Mail Tracking Act
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Sep 21, 2023
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H. R. 5658 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5658


To amend title 39, United States Code, to require mail-in ballots to use the Postal Service barcode service, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 21, 2023

Ms. Porter (for herself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

A BILL

To amend title 39, United States Code, to require mail-in ballots to use the Postal Service barcode service, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Vote by Mail Tracking Act”.

SEC. 2. Mail-in ballots and Postal Service barcode service.

(a) In general.—Section 3001 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(p) Any ballot sent within the United States for an election for Federal office is nonmailable and shall not be carried or delivered by mail unless the ballot is mailed in an envelope that—

“(1) contains a Postal Service barcode (or successive service or marking) that enables tracking of each individual ballot;

“(2) satisfies requirements for ballot envelope design that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation;

“(3) satisfies requirements for machineable letters that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation; and

“(4) includes the Official Election Mail Logo (or any successor label that the Postal Service may establish for ballots).”.

(b) Application.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any election for Federal office occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.