Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 155) to require States to permit unaffiliated voters to vote in primary elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• This resolution is a procedural step that allows the House of Representatives to begin debating a bill called H.R. 155. That bill would require all states to let independent voters—those not registered with any political party—vote in primary elections for federal offices like the U.S. House and Senate.
• Fitzpatrick introduced this measure to set the ground rules for the upcoming discussion. It limits the debate to exactly one hour, which will be split evenly between supporters and opponents, before the House moves to a final vote.
• This is a standard technical move in Congress used to speed up the process. By passing this rule, the House agrees to skip certain procedural hurdles so they can get straight to deciding whether to change how primary elections work nationwide.

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