H.R. 1307 · 117th Congress

Vote by Mail Tracking Act

Introduced on Feb 24, 2021 by Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12). 9 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Nov 17, 2022): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 5.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 24, 2021
Cosponsors
9
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 39, United States Code, to require mail-in ballots to use the Postal Service barcode service, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Postal service
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • U.S. Postal Service

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 24, 2021). Public domain.

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.

The federal government must reimburse each state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. territory or possession) for the cost of using the barcode service.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Carolyn B. MaloneyD-NY-12Sponsor

Democrats · 9

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 24, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  4. Nov 17, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Nov 17, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 5.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.