Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4567

Supporting Military Voters Act

Military Voting: Study on Ballot Access and Registration

Jul 21, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

This bill is one vehicle in a longer effort. See the full story across every version.View effort →

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 11 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on House Administration where it has been since July 2025. No action has taken place on this proposal for 11 months. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but it is not showing any signs of progress.

Legislative Progress

House

Senate

President

Law

Likely to pass

This bill has bipartisan support and focuses on supporting military members, which is usually a popular topic that both parties can agree on.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 2197 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 2197 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill requires a deep dive into how the government helps military members and their families vote. It focuses on people who are stationed away from home or serving overseas and must use absentee ballots.
The study will look at how ballots are sent out and returned. It will specifically track how many of these votes are counted and how many are rejected, along with the reasons why they were not accepted.
It will evaluate the help provided by the Department of Defense. The study will check if service members actually know about the voter registration assistance they are supposed to receive by law.
The final report is due by late 2027. It will include ideas for making the process easier and an estimate of what those improvements would cost the government.

Impact Analysis

Govbase has not yet run an impact analysis on this legislation.

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Jul 21, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Jul 21, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Supporting Military Voters Act

Bill NumberHR 4567

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Data Sources

Congress.gov

Official legislative information

Read Full Bill Text

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(8)

D: 3R: 5

Analysis generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.