PA Bill Number: HB1472
Title: In primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons and for late contributions ...
Description: In primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons and for late contrib ...
Last Action: Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
Last Action Date: Apr 22, 2024
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB2981
This is an interesting idea and would create an Open Primary for ALL candidates thus ending the disenfranchisement of Independents and Third Parties.
Legislation Overview
Title: Open Our Democracy Act of 2017
Subject: Government operations and politics: Commemorative events and holidays: Congressional districts and representation: Congressional elections: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation: Employee leave: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: House of Representatives: Political parties and affiliation: Senate: State and local government operations
Description: Open Our Democracy Act of 2017
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Last Action Date: July 10, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2981/all-info
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: John Delaney (D); John Yarmuth (D); Derek Kilmer (D); Jared Polis (D); Scott Peters (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 10 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| House | Jun 21 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 21 2017 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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 21 2017 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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 21 2017 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 28 2017 | 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
Comments On This Bill
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