House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 3, United States Code, and the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to establish a single poll closing time in the continental United States for Presidential general elections.
Sponsor: Rep. Allen Swift D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 1989
- Committee actionMar 15, 1989
- Passed HouseApr 5, 1989 · 238–154
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 6, 1989 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 7 Democrats
4 of 11 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), James Bilbray (D-NV), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Jim Moody (D-WI), William Thomas (R-CA), Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Allen Swift.
- H.R. 2566 (101st) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States in certain property on San Juan…
- H.R. 5400 (101st) Senate Election Campaign Ethics Act of 1990
- H.Con.Res. 256 (101st) Providing for the adjournment of the two Houses.
- H.R. 1326 (101st) To authorize appropriations for the Federal Election Commission for fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1083 (101st) To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which are applicable…
- H.R. 15 (101st) National Voter Registration Act of 1989
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.