119-hr4567

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4567 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4567

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study of the effectiveness of the Federal Government in carrying out 
its responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
 Voting Act to promote access to voting for absent uniformed services 
 voters and an analysis of means for improving access to voter 
registration information and assistance for members of the Armed Forces 
 and their family members, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 21, 2025

Ms. Lee of Florida (for herself, Mr. Neguse, and Mrs. Bice) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
 Administration

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 A BILL

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study of the effectiveness of the Federal Government in carrying out 
its responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
 Voting Act to promote access to voting for absent uniformed services 
 voters and an analysis of means for improving access to voter 
registration information and assistance for members of the Armed Forces 
 and their family members, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Military Voters Act''.

SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 
 UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT AND 
 IMPROVING ACCESS TO VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND 
 ASSISTANCE FOR ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct--

    (1) an analysis of the effectiveness of the Federal 
 Government in carrying out its responsibilities under the 
 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
 20301 et seq.) to promote access to voting for absent uniformed 
 services voters; and

    (2) a study on means for improving access to voter 
 registration information and assistance for members of the 
 Armed Forces and their family members.

    (b) Elements.--

    (1) Analysis.--The analysis required by subsection

    (a)

    (1) shall include analysis of the following:
        (A) Data and information pertaining to the 
 transmission of ballots to absent uniformed services 
 voters.
        (B) Data and information pertaining to the methods 
 of transmission of voted ballots from absent uniformed 
 services voters, including the efficacy and security of 
 such methods.
            (C) Data and information pertaining to the 
 treatment by election officials of voted ballots 
 transmitted by absent uniformed services voters, 
 including--
            (i) the rate at which such ballots are 
 counted in elections;
            (ii) the rate at which such ballots are 
 rejected in elections; and
            (iii) the reasons for such rejections.
            (D) An analysis of the effectiveness of the 
 assistance provided to absent uniformed services voters 
 by Voting Assistance Officers of the Federal Voting 
 Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.
        (E) A review of the extent of coordination between 
 Voting Assistance Officers and State and local election 
 officials.
        (F) Information regarding such other issues 
 relating to the ability of absent uniformed services 
 voters to register to vote, vote, and have their 
 ballots counted in elections for Federal office.
        (G) Data and information pertaining to--
            (i) the awareness of members of the Armed 
 Forces and their family members of the 
 requirement under 

section 1566a of title 10, 
 United States Code, that the Secretaries of the 
 military departments provide voter registration 
 information and assistance; and
            (ii) whether members of the Armed Forces 
 and their family members received such 
 information and assistance at the times 
 required by subsection
            (c) of that section.

    (2) Study.--The study required by subsection

    (a)

    (2) shall 
 include the following:
        (A) An assessment of potential actions to be 
 undertaken by the Secretary of each military department 
 to increase access to voter registration information 
 and assistance for members of the Armed Forces and 
 their family members.
        (B) An estimate of the costs and requirements to 
 fully meet the needs of members of the Armed Forces for 
 access to voter registration information and 
 assistance.
            (c) Methods.--In conducting the analysis and study required by 
subsection

    (a) , the Comptroller General shall, in cooperation and 
consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments--

    (1) use existing information from available government and 
 other public sources; and

    (2) acquire, through the Comptroller General's own 
 investigations, interviews, and analysis, such other 
 information as the Comptroller General requires to conduct the 
 analysis and study.
            (d) Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration 
of the House of Representatives a report on the analysis and study 
required by subsection

    (a) .

    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Absent uniformed services voter.--The term ``absent 
 uniformed services voter'' has the meaning given that term in 
 

section 107 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
 Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20310).

    (2) Family member.--The term ``family member'', with 
 respect to a member of the Armed Forces, means a spouse and 
 other dependent (as defined in 

section 1072 of title 10, United 
 States Code) of the member.
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