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H.R. 7265: Vote by Mail Tracking Act
119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-27 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.
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Official title
Vote by Mail Tracking Act
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Official text
Vote by Mail Tracking Act
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · 33 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 7265, Vote by Mail Tracking Act of 2026 (2026-03-20)
Cosponsors on this site
Pete Sessions (R-TX), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dave Min (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), George Latimer (D-NY), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] reported raising $489,736 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Sources
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr7265.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr7265 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills