United States · Bill · S
S. 136 (101st)
Uniform Poll Closing Act of 1989
Introduced
25 January 1989
Last action
31 May 1989 · Calendars
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.
Sponsors
Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Uniform Poll Closing Act of 1989 - Establishes 10:00 p.m., eastern standard time, as the poll closing time for presidential elections. Allows polling places to close if all eligible voters have voted.
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Timeline
25 January 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 1989
Committee
Committee on Rules. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
17 May 1989
Reported
Committee on Rules. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
31 May 1989
Reported
Committee on Rules. Reported to Senate by Senator Ford without amendment. With written report No. 101-42. Minority views filed.
Source: Committee
31 May 1989
Reported
Committee on Rules. Reported to Senate by Senator Ford without amendment. With written report No. 101-42. Minority views filed.
Source: Committee
31 May 1989
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.
Source: Calendars
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
- Reported to Senate · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssra00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/136
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/136
- us · 101-s-136 · source updated 26 August 2025