Skip to main content
H. Res. 728 108th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election.

Introduced: July 20, 2004 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Crime and Law EnforcementEBB TerrorismElection DayElection administration
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
International AffairsPresidential electionsTerrorism
Sign in to write a letter

Free account. One morning email at most, only on days something moved. Already have one? Sign in.

 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 22, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2004
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 419 - 2 (Roll No. 409).(consideration: CR H6579-6580; text: CR 7/20/2004 H6085-6086)
Jul 22, 2004
Considered as unfinished business (CR H6579-6580)
Jul 20, 2004
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 20, 2004
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 728.
Jul 20, 2004
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6085-6089)
Jul 20, 2004
Mr. Ney moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jul 20, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 20, 2004
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jul 22, 2004 House · vote #409 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Passed 419–2 See who voted →
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 22, 2004

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed; and (2) no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of such an election.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 728: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-728/
MLA
"H. Res. 728: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-728/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 728, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-728/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 728: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-728/)
Report a problem