PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB2655
This bill deals with elections and requires OPEN Primary Elections for ALL candidates.
Legislation Overview
Title: Open Our Democracy Act of 2015
Subject: Commemorative events and holidays: Congressional districts and representation: Congressional elections: Congressional oversight: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation: Employee leave: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Government studies and investigations: Government operations and politics
Description: Open Our Democracy Act of 2015 Requires all candidates for election to the Senate and the House of Representatives to run in an open primary, regardless of political party preference or lack thereof. Limits the ensuing general election to the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the open primary. Gives candidates the option, at the time of filing to run for office, to declare a political party preference, which does not constitute or imply endorsement of the candidate by the party designated. Treats the general election day in the same manner as a legal public holiday for purposes of federal employment. Expresses the sense of Congress that private employers should give their employees a day off on the general election day in November 2016 and each even-numbered year thereafter to enable them to cast votes in elections held on that day. Directs the Government Accountability Office to study the procedures used by states to conduct congressional redistricting.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Last Action Date: June 16, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2655/all-info
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: John Delaney (D); Jared Polis (D); Scott Peters (D); Derek Kilmer (D); John Yarmuth (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 16 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| House | Jun 4 2015 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| House | Jun 4 2015 | Referred to House Administration |
| House | Jun 4 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 4 2015 | Referred to House Judiciary |
| House | Jun 4 2015 | Referred to House Rules |
| House | Jun 4 2015 | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 6 2015 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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