House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026

H.R. 8666Introduced May 7, 2026Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To provide that Executive Order 14399 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

Where it went

IntroducedMay 7, 2026
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Passed House—
Passed Senate—
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Latest action: May 7, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and House Administration, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8666.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LYNCH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 78, May 7, 2026, Page H3342):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 7, 2026 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

47 cosponsors — 47 Democrats

0 of 47 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Ed Case (D-HI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), George Latimer (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Kevin Mullin (D-CA) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Lynch.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-8 district

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