3.0.0 2655 2023-01-11T13:30:59Z 2023-01-11T13:30:59Z House HR 2015-06-04 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRENSHAW:H.R. 2659.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution,commonly referred to as the Commerce Clause. The CommerceClause states that the Congress shall have power to regulateCommerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States,and with the Indian tribes. This bill changes U.S. trade[Page H3915]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-16T21:25:03Z Referred to 2015-06-04T13:01:10Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-06-04T13:01:15Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-06-04T13:01:05Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2015-06-04T13:01:00Z 2015-06-16 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2015-06-04 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2015-06-04 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-06-04 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-06-04 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-04 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2015-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 N P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-06-04 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2015-06-04 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2015-06-12 False Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2016-02-26 False Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidays Congressional districts and representation Congressional elections Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Employee leave Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-06-04 Introduced in House 2015-06-29T19:39:35Z Open Our Democracy Act of 2015

Requires all candidates for election to the Senate and the House of Representatives to run in an open primary, regardless of political party preference or lack thereof.

Limits the ensuing general election to the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the open primary.

Gives candidates the option, at the time of filing to run for office, to declare a political party preference, which does not constitute or imply endorsement of the candidate by the party designated.

Treats the general election day in the same manner as a legal public holiday for purposes of federal employment.

Expresses the sense of Congress that private employers should give their employees a day off on the general election day in November 2016 and each even-numbered year thereafter to enable them to cast votes in elections held on that day.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to study the procedures used by states to conduct congressional redistricting.

]]> Open Our Democracy Act of 2015 Display Title Open Our Democracy Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To require all candidates for election for the office of Senator or Member of the House of Representatives to run in an open primary regardless of political party preference or lack thereof, to limit the ensuing general election for such office to the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in such open primary, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Open Our Democracy Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2655ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2655ih.xml 2015-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.