H.R. 5658 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Vote by Mail Tracking Act
Cosponsors: 19 (9 D, 10 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2023-09-21
Latest action (2024-11-19): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What H.R. 5658 does, in plain terms
Vote by Mail Tracking Act This bill requires mail-in ballots to (1) contain a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) barcode that enables tracking of each individual ballot, (2) satisfy USPS requirements for ballot envelope design and machinable letters, and (3) include the official election mail logo.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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