# 116-hr-8344: Election Mail Act of 2020

116-hr-8344, Election Mail Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8344
- Congress: 116
- Title: Election Mail Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-09-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Election Mail Act of 2020 This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to treat election mail as first-class mail and deliver such mail without postage, establishes certain standards for mail-in ballots, and requires states to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by election day and arrive within 10 days after the election.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building".
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr.,…
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8632: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8548: Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8344 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8344)

## Related
- [116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4t…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8986)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 So…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8726)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8632: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8632)
- [116-hr-8548: Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the O…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8548)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8344 (as of 2025-11-18).