United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8607 (116th)
U.S. Postal Service Accountability and Voting Rights Act
Introduced
16 October 2020
Last action
16 October 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Armed Services, 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.
Sponsors
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Subjects
Defence, Postal service
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
U.S. Postal Service Accountability and Voting Rights Act This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from making changes to operations or levels of service from those that were in effect on January 1, 2020, requires states to carry out programs to track federal absentee ballots and voter registration application forms, and requires states to accept the federal write-in absentee ballot from absent uniformed services and overseas voters. It also requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide annual training to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of DOD related to cyberspace information threats.
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Timeline
16 October 2020
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Armed Services, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 October 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Delivering for America Act
- related to → Delivering for America Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8607
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8607
- us · 116-hr-8607 · source updated 6 June 2025