United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1759 (99th)
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
27 March 1985
Last action
10 October 1985 · Committee
Status
For Further Action See H.R.3525.
Sponsors
Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 February 2024
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.
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Timeline
27 March 1985
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 1985
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 1985
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 1985
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.
Source: Committee
9 May 1985
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
23 May 1985
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
1 July 1985
Committee
Field Hearings Held in Los Angeles, California.
Source: Committee
2 July 1985
Committee
Field Hearings Held in San Francisco, California.
Source: Committee
12 July 1985
Committee
Field Hearings Held in New York, New York.
Source: Committee
1 August 1985
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
29 August 1985
Committee
Field Hearings Held in Seattle, Washington.
Source: Committee
30 August 1985
Committee
Field Hearings Held in Anchorage, Alaska.
Source: Committee
10 October 1985
Committee
For Further Action See H.R.3525.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 March 1985
Sponsors
- Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsha00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/1759
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/1759
- us · 99-hr-1759 · source updated 7 February 2024