# 119-hr-2847: Vote at Home Act of 2025

119-hr-2847, Vote at Home Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status introduced (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2847
- Congress: 119
- Title: Vote at Home Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Expands access to voting by mail by requiring states to mail ballots to registered voters at least 14 days before federal elections.** The bill would also require free postage for mailed federal ballots and set up automatic voter registration at state motor vehicle agencies. - Voters and households: States would have to mail ballots to registered voters not later than 14 days before a federal election. Voters could send completed federal ballots postage free. - Voters with disabilities: All mail ballots covered by the bill must be accessible so people with disabilities can vote privately and independently like other voters. - People who use motor vehicle agencies and election officials: Driver’s license forms must include a federal voter registration option and the bill would trigger automatic registration when applicants demonstrate U.S. citizenship. Motor vehicle authorities must transmit registration data to election officials within 10 days or within 5 days when it is very close to the registration deadline.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Universal mail voting with free postage: benefit, high. If enacted, States would mail a ballot to every registered voter at least 14 days before a federal election. States could not add extra rules to vote by mail, other than deadlines to request and return a ballot. All mailed ballots would need to be accessible to people with disabilities, with the sa…
- Automatic voter registration at motor vehicle offices: benefit, medium. If enacted, motor vehicle offices would build voter registration into license applications, renewals, and address changes. If you show a document proving U.S. citizenship or are already registered, the office would send minimal data to election officials within 10 days (5 days near the deadline). E…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2847 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2847)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2847 (as of 2026-08-01).