U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10699: Dropbox Access Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dropbox Access Act . SECTION 2. Requiring States to provide secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots in elections for Federal office (a) Requirement Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306 and 307, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 304 the following new section: SECTION 305. Use of secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots (a) Requiring use of drop boxes In each county in the State, each State shall provide in-person, secured, and clearly labeled drop boxes at which individuals may, at any time during the period described in subsection (b), drop off voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office. (b) Minimum period for availability of drop boxes The period described in this subsection is, with respect to an election, the period which begins 45 days before the date of the election and which ends at the time the polls close for the election in the county …
Sponsors
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5) · primary sponsor
- Lateefah Simon (D)
- Sylvia Garcia (D, HD-029)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB10699?
- HB10699 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Dropbox Access Act.
- What does HB10699 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10699?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10699?
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10699?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10699
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