Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 155) to require States to permit unaffiliated voters to vote in primary elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes expedited House floor procedures for H.R. 155, waiving all points of order against consideration, pre-adopting a substitute amendment, limiting debate to one hour equally divided, and allowing only one. It relies on compliance mandates and exemptions. The main policy areas are Congressional Procedure.
Who Benefits and How
House members supporting H.R. 155 (unaffiliated voter access) could face lower compliance burdens and Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
House members opposing H.R. 155 could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Establishes expedited House floor procedures for H.R. 155, waiving all points of order against consideration, pre-adopting a substitute amendment, limiting debate to one hour equally divided, and allowing only one...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes expedited House floor procedures for H.R. 155, waiving all points of order against consideration, pre-adopting a substitute amendment, limiting debate to one hour equally divided, and allowing only one.
Key Policy Areas
Congressional Procedure
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes expedited House floor procedures for H.R. 155, waiving all points of order against consideration, pre-adopting a substitute amendment, limiting debate to one hour equally divided, and allowing only one.
Policy Domains
Section 1 - Consideration Procedures
Identified Gains
- House members supporting H.R. 155 (unaffiliated voter access)
- Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania
Identified Costs
- House members opposing H.R. 155
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Fitzpatrick submitted the following resolution; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Submitted in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
House members opposing H.R. 155, House members supporting H.R. 155 (unaffiliated voter access), Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania
Positive-direction: House members supporting H.R. 155 (unaffiliated voter access), Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania
Negative-direction: House members opposing H.R. 155
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_house"
- → U.S. House of Representatives
- "representative_fitzpatrick"
- → Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania
- "representative_fitzpatrick"
- → Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
H.R. 155, a bill to require States to permit unaffiliated voters to vote in primary elections for Federal office
An amendment received for printing in the Congressional Record designated portion per clause 8 of rule XVIII, submitted by Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania at least one day before consideration
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