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HRES 731 · in committee · significant

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.

What this bill does

  • This resolution allows the House to consider a bill requiring states to let unaffiliated voters participate in primary elections for federal office.
  • The bill affects unaffiliated voters and state election officials across the United States.
  • The bill would change state election rules without specified federal funding or implementation timeline.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring states to open primary elections to unaffiliated voters affect the candidates who ultimately run in general elections?

  2. 02

    What implementation costs might states face in administering primaries to unaffiliated voters, and should the federal government provide funding?

  3. 03

    How do you weigh the interest of unaffiliated voters participating in primaries against states' historical authority to set their own election rules?

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Brian K. Fitzpatrick

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Introduced 2025-09-17

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-17 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

  2. 2025-09-17 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

  3. 2025-09-17 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

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