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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Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4251.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LEE of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 108, June 21, 2023, Page H3072):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; Article I, Section 8, Clause 13: To provide and maintain a navy Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 21, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 4251, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  5972dae2e95817e80e28dacbbdea40dc0468172fe953c76d123823ee723fe8dc

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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