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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8666

Introduced

Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026

Sponsor
DStephen F. Lynch· Massachusetts
Introduced
May 7, 2026
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
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.May 7, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8666 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8666

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

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 7, 2026

Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
Walkinshaw, Ms. Budzinski, and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following 
bill; which was 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

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To provide that Executive Order 14399 shall have no force or effect, 
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 ``Vote by Mail Protection Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE ORDER 14399.

(a) In General.--Executive Order 14399 (91 Fed. Reg. 17125; 
relating to ensuring citizenship verification and integrity in Federal 
elections) shall have no force or effect, and any contract or 
arrangement entered into by an agency to carry out activities pursuant 
to such Executive order shall be abrogated.
(b) Prohibition.--None of the funds made available for the salaries 
and expenses of an agency may be used to carry out activities pursuant 
to such Executive order.
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