United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 946 (115th)
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017
Introduced
7 February 2017
Last action
7 February 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.
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Timeline
7 February 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 February 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsha00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019
- related to ← Vote By Mail Act of 2017
- related to ← Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/946
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/946
- us · 115-hr-946 · source updated 11 August 2025