United States · Bill · S
S. 26 (116th)
Vote By Mail Act of 2019
Introduced
3 January 2019
Last action
3 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sponsors
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Subjects
Postal service
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Vote by Mail Act of 2019 This bill requires states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot. States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage. This bill authorizes automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.
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Timeline
3 January 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 3 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Vote By Mail Act of 2019
- related to → Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019
- related to ← Vote By Mail Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/26
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/26
- us · 116-s-26 · source updated 5 December 2025