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S. 752 (111th): Fair Elections Now Act

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A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

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Richard Durbin

Sponsor. Senator for Illinois. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 31, 2009
Length: 53 pages
Introduced
Mar 31, 2009
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on March 31, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

24 Cosponsors (23 Democrats, 1 Independent)

See Instead

H.R. 6116 (same title)
Ordered Reported — Sep 23, 2010

Source
Congress.gov

History

Mar 20, 2007
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 936 (110th).
May 3, 2007
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1285 (110th).
Mar 31, 2009
 
Introduced

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Apr 6, 2011
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 750 (112th).
Feb 12, 2014
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2023 (113th).
Jun 10, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1538 (114th).
Jul 26, 2017
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1640 (115th).

S. 752 (111th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 752. This is the one from the 111th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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