H.R. 7265 · In committee · Government Operations and Politics

Vote by Mail Tracking Act

Sponsor: Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)

What it does

• Requires all mail-in ballot envelopes to include a Postal Service barcode enabling individual ballot tracking.
• Directs the Postal Service to promulgate regulations specifying ballot envelope design, machineable letter requirements, and tracking parameters.
• Requires ballot envelopes to display an Official Election Mail Logo or successor label established by the Postal Service.
• Directs the Postmaster General to provide entities furnishing ballot envelopes with information on barcode generation and Postal Service tracking tools by June 1 of each year.
• Exempts Federal write-in absentee ballots under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act from these requirements.

Latest action

Feb 4, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.

Committee: House Oversight and Government Reform