United States · Bill · S
S. 1589 (104th)
Presidential Primary Act of 1996
Introduced
5 March 1996
Last action
5 March 1996 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
Sponsors
Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Presidential Primary Act of 1996 - Requires that each State hold a presidential primary according to a schedule specified by region for the first election primary cycle after enactment and for subsequent election primary cycles. Sets forth provisions regarding voting at national party conventions by State delegates.
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Timeline
5 March 1996
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 1996
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1522-1523)
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 1996
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 5 March 1996 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 March 1996
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 March 1996
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 March 1996
Sponsors
- Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- · ssra00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1589
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1589
- us · 104-s-1589 · source updated 21 August 2025