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HR 4464 116th Congress House

Ranked Choice Voting Act

Official title: To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for the offices of Senator and Representative in Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2019 Introduced by: Raskin, Jamie Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 24, 2019
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 Latest action September 24, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ranked Choice Voting Act

This bill requires each state to carry out elections for Senators and Representatives in Congress, including primary, special, and general elections, using a system of ranked choice voting. Under this system, each voter must rank the candidates for the office in order of the voter's preference.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Dec 9, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 24, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 24, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 24, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Sep 24, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4464: Ranked Choice Voting Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4464/
MLA
"H.R. 4464: Ranked Choice Voting Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4464/.
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H.R. 4464, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4464/.
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[H.R. 4464: Ranked Choice Voting Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4464/)
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