# 117-hr-9484: Election Mail Act

117-hr-9484, Election Mail Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); 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: 117-hr-9484
- Congress: 117
- Title: Election Mail Act
- 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: 2022-12-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Election Mail Act This bill addresses the delivery and processing of election mail. Among other provisions, the bill requires same-day processing of mail-in ballots by the U.S. Postal Service, establishes certain standards for mail-in ballots, and requires states to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by election day and arrive within seven days after the election.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
- 117-hres-1451: Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022
- 117-hres-1382: Condemning the atrocities that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1906, in which White supremacist mobs brutalized, terrorized, and killed dozens of Black Americ…
- 117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act
- 117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9484 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9484)

## Related
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hres-1451: Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1451)
- [117-hres-1382: Condemning the atrocities that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1906, in which…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1382)
- [117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8770)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9484 (as of 2025-11-18).