United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2981 (115th)
Open Our Democracy Act of 2017
Introduced
21 June 2017
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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Summary
Open Our Democracy Act of 2017 This bill requires open primaries for elections for the office of Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, with general elections between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in each open primary regardless of political party preference. The bill also makes Election Day (the Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years) a legal public holiday for federal employees and requires congressional redistricting to be conducted by an independent state commission.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 June 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 June 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 June 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2981
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2981