Vote at Home Act of 2025
Key claim: The Vote at Home Act of 2025 would bar states from adding extra conditions on mail ballots in federal elections, require ballots be mailed at least two weeks before Election Day, mandate free expedited USPS carriage of those ballots, and create automatic voter registration through state motor vehicle authorities.
Abstract
(HR2847 · 119th Congress) Vote at Home Act of 2025 This bill expands voting by mail in federal elections and provides for automatic voter registration through state motor vehicle authorities. Specifically, the bill prohibits states from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of individuals to cast ballots by mail in federal elections, except states may impose a deadline for requesting the ballot and related voting materials and for returning a ballot. Further, states must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. In addition, the U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots for federal elections expeditiously and free of postage. Finally, the bill provides for automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities. Latest action (2025-04-10): Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Why this matters
The bill would establish a federal floor for mail-ballot access and automatic voter registration, potentially expanding participation for voters who face barriers to in-person voting — including people with disabilities, rural residents, and shift workers — while preempting state-level restrictions. It is contested along familiar lines: supporters frame it as removing procedural barriers and standardizing access, while opponents raise federalism and election-integrity concerns about limiting state authority to set mail-ballot conditions.