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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9812 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9812
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.
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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
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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.
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