,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bb1 #bjbj,ms4 
,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1
 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1   
,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4  
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4   
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4     
,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1    
,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,coh51  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4        
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,ms4 ,%]rill1 ,ms4
 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 & ,mr4 ,neguse7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 & 
9 addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight 
& ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly    
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote 
,act ( #bjjb to e/abli% ! me?ods by :i* 
individuals may apply = an abs5tee      
ballot 9 elections = ,f$]al (fice1 to   
p]mit individuals to ca/ abs5tee ballots

 at poll+ places & e>ly vot+ locations  
on or be=e ! date ( ! election1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,democracy by ,secur+ ! ,"r   
,to ,vote by ,mail ,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! fre$oms
 ( ! press & ( spee* gu>ante$ 9 ! ,fir/ 
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution & !          
e/abli%m5t ( a national po/al sy/em1 an 
au?ority ve/$ by ! ,con/itution 9 !     
,congress 9 article ,i1 section #h1     
clause #g1 are indisp5sable features ( a
 /rong & /able democracy4  7#b7 ,a      
national po/al sy/em to collect &       
di/ribute mail effici5tly1 af=dably1    
reliably1 & )\t reg>d to ! s5d]'s or    
recipi5t's race1 cre$1 color1 national  
orig91 religion1 region ( resid5ce1 or  
political affiliation /r5g!ns & =tifies 
democracy by enabl+ all p]sons to       
communicate ) any or all o!r ,am]icans4 
7#c7 ,a function+ & effective national  
po/al sy/em /r5g!ns ! economy by        
facilitat+ ! effici5t deliv]y ( goods & 

s]vices1 promotes ! public heal? by     
facilitat+ ! timely deliv]y ( ne$$      
m$ical supplies & prescription drugs to 
s5ior citiz5s & vet]ans1 & enri*es civil
 society by facilitat+ ! deliv]y (      
lett]s ( greet+s1 sympa?y1              
congratulations1 & love1 ?us /r5g!n+ !  
my/ic bonds ( affection ( ,am]icans =   
ea* o!r & = ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #b4 ,rules
 = treatm5t ( abs5tee ballots  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,title ,,iii ( ! ,help ,am]ica    
,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha
 et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]       
section #cjc ! foll[+ new section3      
#cjc;,a4 ,rules = treatm5t ( abs5tee    
ballots  7a7 ,me?ods = reque/+ ballot ,9
 addition to su* o!r me?ods z ! ,/ate   
may e/abli% = an individual to reque/ an
 abs5tee ballot1 ! ,/ate %all p]mit an  
individual to submit a reque/ = an      
abs5tee ballot ?r\gh ! int]net or mobile
 application & by telephone4 ,! ,/ate   
%all be consid]$ to meet ! requirem5ts (
 ?is p>agraph if ! website ( !          
appropriate ,/ate or local election     

(ficial all[s an abs5tee ballot reque/  
application to be complet$ & submitt$   
onl9e & if ! website p]mits !           
individual-- 7#a7 to pr9t ! application 
s t ! individual may complete !         
application & return x to ! (ficial2 or 
7#b7 to reque/ t a pap] copy ( !        
application be transmitt$ to !          
individual by mail or electronic mail s 
t ! individual may complete !           
application & return x to ! (ficial4    
7b7 ,me?ods = return+ ballots ,9        
addition to p]mitt+ an individual to :om
 an abs5tee ballot 9 an election 0      
provid$ to return ! ballot to an        
election (ficial by mail1 ! ,/ate %all  
p]mit ! individual to ca/ ! ballot by   
deliv]+ ! ballot at su* times & to su*  
locations z ! ,/ate may e/abli%1        
includ+-- 7#a7 p]mitt+ ! individual to  
deliv] ! ballot to a poll+ place on any 
date on :i* vot+ 9 ! election is held at
 ! poll+ place2 &  7#b7 p]mitt+ !       
individual to deliv] ! ballot to a      
designat$ ballot drop-(f location4  7c7 

,deadl9e = acceptance ( ballots ,a ,/ate
 may n refuse to accept or process an   
abs5tee ballot submitt$ by an individual
 by mail ) respect to an election =     
,f$]al (fice 9 ! ,/ate on ! gr\nds t !  
individual did n meet a deadl9e =       
return+ ! ballot to ! appropriate ,/ate 
or local election (ficial if-- 7#a7 !   
ballot is po/m>k$1 sign$1 or o!rwise    
indicat$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al      
,s]vice to h be5 mail$ on or be=e ! date
 ( ! election2 &  7#b7 ! ballot is      
receiv$ by ! appropriate election       
(ficial prior to ! expiration ( !       
#aj-;day p]iod 7exclud+ ,saturdays1     
,sundays1 & legal public holidays7 :i*  
beg9s on ! date ( ! election4  4  7b7   
,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ to en=cem5t      
,section #dja ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 
#baaaa7 is am5d$ by /rik+ & #cjc &      
ins]t+ #cjc1 & #cjc;,a4  7c7 ,cl]ical   
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to  
section #cjc ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4  
#cjc;,a4 ,rules = treatm5t ( abs5tee    

ballots4  4  #c4 ,,gao report on ,po/al 
,s]vice ,n lat] ?an #bfj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit a report 
to ,congress on ! critical ne$ = a fully
 /aff$ & fully op]ational ,unit$ ,/ates 
,po/al ,s]vice to c>ry out elections1   
dome/ic & int]national comm]ce1 &       
protection ( con/itutional rights       
includ+ ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t rights ( fre$om
 ( spee*1 assembly1 press1 & religion4  
,! report %all include-- 7#a7 a review (
 ! curr5t level ( ,po/al ,s]vice /aff+1 
fund+1 equipm5t1 te*nology1 vehicles1   
tra9+1 comp5sation1 recruitm5t &        
ret5tion1 div]sity1 & opportunities     
provid$ to work]s = advancem5t & /able  
"w1 z well z competitive income2 &  7#b7
 recomm5dations on h[ ! ,po/al ,s]vice  
may be improv$ to provide l[-co/ &      
effici5t po/al deliv]y s]vices #f days a
 week to e gov]nm5t1 resid5tial1 &      
bus9ess address4