United States · Bill · S
S. 725 (101st)
National Presidential Debates Act of 1989
Introduced
6 April 1989
Last action
6 April 1989 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
Sponsors
Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
National Presidential Debates Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require as a condition of eligibility to receive payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund that presidential candidates agree to participate in at least four debates of at least 90 minutes each, through a nonpartisan nonprofit entity, three of which must be in September and October preceding the relevant election. Requires a corresponding agreement by vice-presidential candidates, but for a minimum of only one debate.
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Timeline
6 April 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
Source: IntroReferral
6 April 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 April 1989
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Sponsors
- Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssra00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → National Presidential Debates Act of 1989
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/725
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/725
- us · 101-s-725 · source updated 26 August 2025