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HCONRES 373 106th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Election forecasting Independent candidates Presidential candidates Presidential debates Presidential elections Public opinion polls Third parties (U.S. politics)

Expressing the sense of Congress that any Presidential candidate should be permitted to participate in debates among candidates if at least 5 percent of respondents in national public opinion polls of all eligible voters support the candidate's election for President or if a majority of respondents in such polls support the candidate's participation in such debates.

Introduced: July 18, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 18, 2000
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that any presidential candidate should be permitted to participate in debates among candidates if: (1) at least five percent of all respondents in national public opinion polls of all eligible voters support the candidate's election for President; or (2) a majority of respondents in such polls support the candidate's participation in such debates.
What's happening now July 18, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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