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Protecting Mail-In Voting Act of 2026
To prohibit certain modifications to United States Postal Service regulations related to the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for elections, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Prohibits the United States Postal Service from modifying regulations related to mail-in or absentee ballot handling between the date of enactment and January 3, 2027.
- Nullifies any USPS regulation changes made during that period that would alter existing ballot mail procedures or impose additional requirements on senders or recipients of ballots.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
Actions (2)
- Jul 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jul 21, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 21, 2026
Mr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To prohibit certain modifications to United States Postal Service regulations related to the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for elections, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Mail-In Voting Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. USPS REGULATIONS RELATED TO BALLOT MAIL.
Any regulation prescribed after the date of the enactment of this section and before January 3, 2027, by the United States Postal Service under section 401 of title 39, United States Code, or any other provision of law, that modifies the effect, scope, or applicability of the provisions in the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, in effect on the date of the enactment of this section, with respect to Ballot Mail, as such term is used in such provisions, including by imposing an additional requirement on a sender or recipient of Ballot Mail, shall have no force or effect. <all>
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