US Congress House Bill 6202 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-11 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires states and jurisdictions to adopt contingency plans and permit absentee voting in order to prevent the disruption of federal elections due to natural disasters or infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, create and publish a plan to operate their federal elections if a significant number of voters or poll workers are quarantined due to COVID-19. Such plan must (1) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee ballots and vote in federal elections by mail, and (2) extend vote-by-mail deadlines if postal service is disrupted as a result of COVID-19. Additionally, when at least 25% of states have declared an emergency due to any single natural disaster or infectious disease, including COVID-19, states must allow registered voters to vote by absentee ballot, permit voters to submit online requests for absentee ballots, allow voters to receive electronic (i.e., print-at-home) ballots, accept absentee-ballot requests up to five days before an election for mailed ballots and one day before the election for print-at-home ballots, and accept ballots postmarked on or before the date of the election. The bill also provides for an emergency voting period if a state governor declares a state of emergency. States and jurisdictions must provide self-sealing return envelopes with prepaid postage for voter registration applications, absentee-ballot applications, and blank absentee ballots. The Election Assistance Commission must reimburse states for the costs of doing so.

Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2020-03-11	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E301-302)
2020-03-11	House	Introduced in House

SB3440 (Same As) 2020-03-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6202/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6202/BILLS-116hr6202ih.pdf