H.R. 5658 · 118th Congress

Vote by Mail Tracking Act

Introduced on Sep 21, 2023 by Katie Porter (D-CA-47). 19 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 19, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 21, 2023
Cosponsors
19
10 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. Reported by committee
  3. Passed 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

  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Postal service

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Katie PorterD-CA-47Sponsor

Democrats · 9

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Nov 18, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 396–6

History

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  1. Sep 21, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 21, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  4. Feb 6, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Feb 6, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
  6. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseMr. Fry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6033-6034)
  8. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5658.
  9. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6071-6072)
  11. Nov 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 6 (Roll no. 467). (text: CR H6033)House · Roll call 467
  12. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 6 (Roll no. 467). (text: CR H6033)House · Roll call 467
  13. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Nov 19, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

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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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.