I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7803 
To amend title 18, United States Code, and the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 to provide for enhanced penalties for the fraudulent trans-
mission of ballots by mail in elections for Federal office, to direct the 
Attorney General to establish a system for receiving reports of incidents 
of the fraudulent transmission of such ballots by mail, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2020 
Mr. MEUSER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Ad-
ministration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, and the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for enhanced 
penalties for the fraudulent transmission of ballots by 
mail in elections for Federal office, to direct the Attorney 
General to establish a system for receiving reports of 
incidents of the fraudulent transmission of such ballots 
by mail, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Mail-In Voter 
Fraud Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR FRAUDULENT TRANS-
MISSION OF BALLOTS BY MAIL IN FEDERAL 
ELECTIONS. 
(a) PENALTIES FOR MAIL FRAUD.—Section 1341 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘20 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years (or, in the case of a matter 
or thing consisting of a ballot in an election for Federal 
office which is placed or deposited for purposes of exe-
cuting a scheme or artifice involving multiple ballots, 30 
years)’’. 
(b) PENALTIES FOR USE OF FICTITIOUS NAME OR 
ADDRESS ON BALLOT.—Section 1343 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘five years (or, in the case of mail matter con-
sisting of a ballot in an election for Federal office which 
is transmitted for purposes of executing a scheme or arti-
fice involving multiple ballots, 10 years)’’. 
(c) PENALTIES FOR TRANSMISSION OF FRAUDULENT 
BALLOTS.—Section 12 of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20511) is amended by striking 
‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘five years (or, in the case of 
activity described in paragraph (2)(B) which involves the 
transmission of multiple ballots by mail, 10 years)’’. 
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SEC. 3. REPORTING SYSTEM FOR INCIDENTS OF FRAUDU-
LENT TRANSMISSION OF BALLOTS BY MAIL 
IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) REPORTING SYSTEM.—The Attorney General 
shall establish a system through which persons may report 
incidents involving the fraudulent transmission of ballots 
by mail in elections for Federal office, including through 
a toll-free hotline and a confidential online portal. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish the system under subsection (a) not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. ENSURING PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO STATE 
ELECTION 
OFFICIALS 
ON 
INDIVIDUALS 
RECUSED FROM JURY SERVICE ON GROUNDS 
OF NONCITIZENSHIP. 
(a) REQUIRING STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS TO CO-
ORDINATE INFORMATION ON RECUSAL AS PART OF MAIN-
TENANCE OF STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST.— 
Subparagraph (A) of section 303(a)(2) of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083(a)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following 
new clause: 
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responsible for coordination of the State’s re-
sponsibilities under such Act; and 
(B) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
Æ 
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