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HR 2891 95th Congress

A bill to require candidates for Federal elective office to resign any elective public office the term of which ends after the beginning of the term of such Federal office before filing in the…

Official title: A bill to require candidates for Federal elective office to resign any elective public office the term of which ends after the beginning of the term of such Fe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require candidates for Federal elective office to resign any elective public office the term of which ends after the beginning of the term of such Federal office before filing in the general election for such Federal office.

Introduced: February 1, 1977 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2891: A bill to require candidates for Federal elective office to resign any elective public office the term of which ends after the beginning of the term of such Federal office before filing in the general election for such Federal office.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-2891/
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"H.R. 2891: A bill to require candidates for Federal elective office to resign any elective public office the term of which ends after the beginning of the term of such Federal office before filing in the general election for such Federal office.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-2891/.
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H.R. 2891, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-2891/.
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[H.R. 2891: A bill to require candidates for Federal elective office to resign any elective public office the term of which ends after the beginning of the term of such Federal office before filing in the general election for such Federal office.](https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-2891/)
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