H.R. 2847: Vote at Home Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-04-10 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Official title

Vote at Home Act of 2025

Plain summary

Vote at Home Act of 2025 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 requesting the ballot and related voting materials and 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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Vote at Home Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] · 13 cosponsors

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Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2847.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2847 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills