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H.R. 5645 (ih) To establish a Commission for the comprehensive study of voting practices and procedures in Federal, State, and local elections, and for other purposes. [Introduced in House] ...
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5644
To amend title 5, United States Code, to move the legal public holiday
known as Washington's Birthday to election day in Presidential election
years.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 7, 2000
Mr. Upton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to move the legal public holiday
known as Washington's Birthday to election day in Presidential election
years.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voting Opportunity and Total
Enfranchisement Act''.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AS A LEGAL PUBLIC
HOLIDAY.
Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``the Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November in each fourth year after 2000, and'' after
``Washington's Birthday,''; and
(2) by inserting ``in any other year'' after ``the third
Monday in February''.
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