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
SUSAN DAVIS, Raul Ruiz
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
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 February 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 February 2017
Sponsors
- SUSAN DAVIS · D · Sponsor
- Raul Ruiz · 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