Helping Heroes Vote Act of 2013

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Introduced

23 May 2013

Last action

23 May 2013 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summary

Helping Heroes Vote Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (the Act) to direct the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to notify the appropriate election official of the state in which a servicemember is registered to vote of any change in the servicemember's current mailing address due to being deployed on active duty for more than 30 days away from his or her permanent duty station or being redeployed without first returning to such duty station. Repeals a state's authority to waive ballot transmission requirements with respect to absentee military voters and overseas citizens who request such ballots within 45 days of a federal election. Requires the use of express delivery in the case of a failure to meet such requirement. Requires each state to establish alternative procedures to accept and process absentee ballots of military voters and overseas citizens in the event of a major disaster in that state. Prohibits a state from refusing to accept voter registration and absentee ballot applications from overseas voters (under current law, only from absent servicemember voters) on the grounds of early submission. Authorizes additional funding to carry out the Act.

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Timeline

23 May 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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23 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
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23 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Related records

related to ← Voter Empowerment Act of 2013

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2168
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2168
us · 113-hr-2168 · source updated 12 August 2025