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HR 50 107th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Alaska Election Day Hawaii Presidential elections Time Voting

Uniform Poll Closing Act of 2000

Introduced: January 3, 2001 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Uniform Poll Closing Act of 2000 (sic) - Amends Federal presidential elections and vacancies law to: (1) establish 9 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, as the single poll closing time for presidential general elections; (2) allow the States of Alaska and Hawaii to open polling places for such an election during the day preceding election day; and (3) provide for extended daylight saving time in the Pacific time zone in presidential election years.
What's happening now February 7, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 3, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 3, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 50: Uniform Poll Closing Act of 2000. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-50/
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"H.R. 50: Uniform Poll Closing Act of 2000." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-50/.
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H.R. 50, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-50/.
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