HRES731-119

In Committee

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.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 17, 2025

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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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

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

Congressional Procedure

Section 1 - Consideration Procedures

Identified Gains
  • House members supporting H.R. 155 (unaffiliated voter access)
  • Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania
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Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania:
House members supporting H.R. 155 (unaffiliated voter access):
Identified Costs
  • House members opposing H.R. 155
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House members opposing H.R. 155:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 17, 2025

Mr. Fitzpatrick submitted the following resolution; which was referred to …

Sep 17, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Sep 17, 2025

Submitted in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Legislative Process
3 mentions across 1 clause
+2 positive -1 negative

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

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Congressional Procedure
Actor Mappings
"the_house"
→ U.S. House of Representatives
"representative_fitzpatrick"
→ Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania
Domains
Congressional Procedure House Rules
Domains
Congressional Procedure House Rules
Actor Mappings
"representative_fitzpatrick"
→ Representative Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"the bill" §section_1

H.R. 155, a bill to require States to permit unaffiliated voters to vote in primary elections for Federal office

"amendment in the nature of a substitute" §section_3

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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