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119-hr-4567119th Congress

Supporting Military Voters Act

Sponsored By: Representative Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would direct the Government Accountability Office to study how the federal government implements the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

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It would identify steps and estimated costs to improve voting access for absent uniformed services voters and their families.

  • Members of the Armed Forces and their families would get a GAO analysis that identifies barriers to registration and ballot counting and recommends actions and cost estimates to improve access.
  • Secretaries of the military departments would receive an assessment of potential actions they could take and estimates of what it would cost to fully meet service members' needs for registration information and assistance.
  • Voting Assistance Officers and state and local election officials would be evaluated on how they assist voters and coordinate, including how ballots are transmitted and the rates and reasons ballots are rejected or counted.
  • Congress would receive a final GAO report by September 30, 2027 to inform possible policy or implementation changes.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Study to Improve Military Voting Access

If enacted, this would require a national review of how well the government helps military members and families vote from afar. GAO would analyze ballot sending and return methods, plus how often these ballots are counted or rejected and why. It would review help from Voting Assistance Officers and their coordination with state and local election officials. GAO would also study ways each military department could expand voter registration information and help, and estimate the costs. A final report would be due to Congress by September 30, 2027.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 7/21/2025

  • Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 7/21/2025

  • Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 9/9/2025

  • Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 10/21/2025

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 10/21/2025

  • Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 11/19/2025

  • Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/23/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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