United States · Bill · S
S. 136 (117th)
Vote at Home Act of 2021
Introduced
28 January 2021
Last action
28 January 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sponsors
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Subjects
Postal service
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Vote at Home Act of 2021 This bill expands voting by mail in federal elections and provides for automatic voter registration through state motor vehicle authorities. Specifically, the bill prohibits states from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of individuals to cast ballots by mail in federal elections, except states may impose a deadline for returning a ballot. Further, states must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. In addition, the U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots for federal elections expeditiously and free of postage. Finally, the bill provides for automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.
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Timeline
28 January 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 January 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Vote at Home Act of 2023
- related to → Vote at Home Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/136
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/136
- us · 117-s-136 · source updated 5 December 2025