House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make election day a legal public holiday, with such holiday to be known as "Democracy Day".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 31, 1991
- Committee actionMar 11, 1992
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 4, 1992 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 300.
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
88 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 74 Democrats
12 of 88 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), William Alexander (D-AR), Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Bob Clement (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), William Coyne (D-PA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), John Dingell (D-MI), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Richard Gephardt (D-MO), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), Charles Hayes (D-IL) and 58 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron Wyden.
- H.R. 4773 (102nd) Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992
- H.R. 6183 (102nd) Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992
- H.R. 3591 (102nd) Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992
- H.R. 5000 (102nd) Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1992
- H.R. 4313 (102nd) Financial Fraud Detection and Disclosure Act
- H.J.Res. 476 (102nd) To designate the week of October 4, 1992, through October 10, 1992, as "Mental Illness Awareness Week".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.