HR 1759
99th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Election Day
Election administration
Presidential elections
Voting
A bill to provide that the polls in the continental United States for Presidential general elections shall close at 10:30 p.m., eastern standard time.
Introduced: March 27, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 10, 1985
For Further Action See H.R.3525.
Aug 30, 1985
Field Hearings Held in Anchorage, Alaska.
Aug 29, 1985
Field Hearings Held in Seattle, Washington.
Aug 1, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 12, 1985
Field Hearings Held in New York, New York.
Jul 2, 1985
Field Hearings Held in San Francisco, California.
Jul 1, 1985
Field Hearings Held in Los Angeles, California.
May 23, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 9, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.
Mar 27, 1985
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 27, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Specifies 10:30 p.m., eastern standard time, as the uniform closing time for all polling places in the continental United States for presidential general elections beginning with the 1988 elections.
What's happening now
For Further Action See H.R.3525.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1