HR 62 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish election day in Presidential election years as a legal public holiday by moving the legal public holiday known as Veterans Day to election day in such years, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 3, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 13, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends Federal civil service law to: (1) make Veterans Day election day in presidential election years (the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in 2004 and each fourth year thereafter); and (2) maintain the current November 11 Veterans Day as a legal public holiday in any other year.

Expresses the sense of Congress that private employers in the United States should give their employees a day off on the presidential election day as established by this Act to enable them to vote.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
  2. Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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