House bill · H.R. 7265 (119th Congress)
Vote by Mail Tracking Act
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Kweisi Mfume (U.S. Representative, MD-7, Democratic)
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Summary
Would add a new "election mail" chapter to postal law requiring mail-in ballots to use the Postal Service's barcode service so they can be tracked.
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Where it stands
Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · U.S. House of Representatives
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Cosponsors
33
Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.
- Democratic29
- Republican4
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- Angie Craig
- April McClain Delaney
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Chellie Pingree
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Dave Min
- Don Bacon
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emilia Strong Sykes
- Eugene Simon Vindman
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- George Latimer
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Juan Ciscomani
- Kevin Mullin
- Lateefah Simon
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Maxwell Frost
- Nikki Budzinski
- Paul Tonko
- Pete Sessions
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Robert Garcia
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Seth Magaziner
- Shri Thanedar
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Suhas Subramanyam
- Summer L. Lee
- Yassamin Ansari
- Yvette D. Clarke
Related bills
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Full history
- Feb 4, 2026
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 4, 2026
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 4, 2026
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.
- Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.
U.S. House
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- Feb 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.
- Feb 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.
- Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Jan 27, 2026
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
U.S. House of Representatives
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