H.R. 8666: Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026

119th Congress · introduced 2026-05-07 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and House Administration, 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 by Mail Protection Act of 2026

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Official text

Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8666.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · 49 cosponsors

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Robert Garcia (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA), George Latimer (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Grace Meng (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Ed Case (D-HI), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Derek Tran (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), William R. Keating (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8666.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr8666 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-04 by psicol fed-bills