# 116-hr-8189: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from counting a ballot cast in an election for Federal office which is received by the State after the date of the election.

116-hr-8189, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from counting a ballot cast in an election for Federal office which is received by the State after the date of the election., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8189
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from counting a ballot cast in an election for Federal office which is received by the State after the date of the election.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill generally prohibits states from counting ballots that are received after the date of a federal election. However, the prohibition does not apply to absentee ballots that are cast by uniformed service members, their family members, or overseas citizens.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8896: AOC Act
- 116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
- 116-hr-8757: BRICKS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8657: Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8656: Small Business Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8601: Payer State Transparency Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8189 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8189)

## Related
- [116-hr-8896: AOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8896)
- [116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8870)
- [116-hr-8757: BRICKS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8757)
- [116-hr-8657: Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8657)
- [116-hr-8656: Small Business Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8656)
- [116-hr-8601: Payer State Transparency Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8601)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8189 (as of 2025-11-18).