# 119-hr-9812: Protecting Mail-In Voting Act of 2026

119-hr-9812, Protecting Mail-In Voting Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9812
- As of: 2026-08-02
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9812
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Mail-In Voting Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-02

## Summary

**Freezes USPS rules for Ballot Mail to preserve current mail-in voting procedures.** This bill would prohibit the Postal Service from changing the Mailing Standards in the Domestic Mail Manual that apply to Ballot Mail or from imposing new requirements on senders or recipients of Ballot Mail through January 3, 2027. - Voters: Keeps the existing framework for transmitting absentee and mail-in ballots in place through Jan 3, 2027. - Election officials: Provides short-term predictability about how Ballot Mail must be prepared and handled during the covered period. - Postal Service regulators: Bars new or modified rules that would change the effect, scope, or applicability of the Mailing Standards for Ballot Mail or add sender or recipient requirements before Jan 3, 2027.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect mail voting rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would stop the United States Postal Service from issuing any new rules about "Ballot Mail" after the bill's enactment and before January 3, 2027. It would preserve the Postal Service's Domestic Mail Manual provisions for Ballot Mail as they exist on the date of enactment. Any…

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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-9812 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9812)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8839)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9812 (as of 2026-08-02).