HR 2981
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
House of Representatives
Political parties and affiliation
Senate
State and local government operations
Open Our Democracy Act of 2017
Introduced: June 21, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jun 21, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Open Our Democracy Act of 2017
This bill requires open primaries for elections for the office of Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, with general elections between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in each open primary regardless of political party preference. The bill also makes Election Day (the Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years) a legal public holiday for federal employees and requires congressional redistricting to be conducted by an independent state commission.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cosponsors
1