United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 899 (111th)
Ethical and Legal Elections for Congressional Transitions Act
Introduced
4 February 2009
Last action
4 February 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Subjects
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Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Ethical and Legal Elections for Congressional Transitions Act - Requires states to hold special elections when a vacancy occurs in the office of U.S. Senator for the state. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reimburse the states for a portion of special election costs.
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Timeline
4 February 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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4 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Versions
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Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/899
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/899
- us · 111-hr-899 · source updated 14 August 2025