HR 1759 · 99th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to provide that the polls in the continental United States for Presidential general elections shall close at 10:30 p.m., eastern standard time.

Introduced 1985-03-27· Sponsored by Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44]· House

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Latest: For Further Action See H.R.3525.(1985-10-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Specifies 10:30 p.m., eastern standard time, as the uniform closing time for all polling places in the continental United States for presidential general elections beginning with the 1988 elections.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (15)

14 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]CA
Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30]CA
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17]MI
Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8]CA
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]CA
Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1]MI
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3]CA
Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14]OH
Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5]TX
Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3]TN
Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18]CA