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HR 1380 99th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Presidential elections Presidential primaries Voting

A bill to require that Presidential primaries or caucuses be held only during the period beginning on the second Tuesday in March and ending on the second Tuesday in June of the Presidential election.

Introduced: February 28, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 20, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 5, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.
Feb 28, 1985
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 28, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires presidential primaries to be held during the period beginning the second Tuesday in March and ending on the second Tuesday in June in the year of the presidential election. Directs the Attorney General of the United States to seek compliance with this Act by civil action for equitable relief in Federal district court.

What's happening now May 8, 1986

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 16, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1380: A bill to require that Presidential primaries or caucuses be held only during the period beginning on the second Tuesday in March and ending on the second Tuesday in June of the Presidential election.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1380/
MLA
"H.R. 1380: A bill to require that Presidential primaries or caucuses be held only during the period beginning on the second Tuesday in March and ending on the second Tuesday in June of the Presidential election.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1380/.
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H.R. 1380, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1380/.
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[H.R. 1380: A bill to require that Presidential primaries or caucuses be held only during the period beginning on the second Tuesday in March and ending on the second Tuesday in June of the Presidential election.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1380/)
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