Voter Registration Promotion Act

Bill: 117-hr-827
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-04
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Postal service

U.S. Postal Service
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Voter Registration Promotion Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Office of the Postmaster General to modify any hard copy change of address form used by the U.S. Postal Service so that the form contains a reminder that any individual using such form should update his or her voter registration.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 827 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2021 Mr. Norcross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To direct the Postmaster General to modify any hard copy change of address form used by the United States Postal Service to include a reminder to update voter registration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voter Registration Promotion Act . 2. Use of Postal Service hard copy change of address form to remind individuals to update voter registration (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Postmaster General shall modify any hard copy change of address form used by the United States Postal Service so that such form contains a reminder that any individual using such form should update the individual’s voter registration as a result of any change in address. (b) Application The requirement in subsection (a) shall not apply to any electronic version of a change of address form used by the United States Postal Service.