HR 2350 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Time Off to Vote Act

Introduced Jun 13, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

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Latest action · Jul 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 13, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Time Off to Vote Act - Entitles an employee to two hours of paid leave on the day of any federal election in order to vote.

Gives the employer the right to determine the two-hour-period, excluding any lunch break or other break.

Prohibits the loss of benefits for any employee taking such leave under this Act.

Makes it unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise, the right to take leave under this Act, or to discriminate against an employee in any manner for taking leave under this Act.

Makes it unlawful for any employer to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any individual for: (1) opposing any practice made unlawful by this Act; (2) filing any charge, or instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this Act; or (3) testifying or preparing to testifying in any inquiry or proceeding relating to any leave provided under this Act.

Specifies the penalties for any employer who violates this Act.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2013 to Nov 12, 2014; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2013
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-COJared PolisOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2013
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 13, 2013
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJun 20, 2013
D-CAMark TakanoJun 20, 2013
D-PARobert A. BradyJun 20, 2013
D-MNKeith EllisonJul 11, 2013
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeJul 11, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenJul 11, 2013
D-NYSteve IsraelJul 11, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaSep 17, 2013
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyOct 11, 2013
D-NYGrace MengOct 22, 2013
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 11, 2014
D-NJRush HoltSep 10, 2014
D-CABarbara LeeSep 18, 2014
D-CAAdam B. SchiffNov 12, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 13, 2013
Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Referred Jul 8, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  2. Jun 13, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Jun 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution relating to the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3591.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide employees with 2 hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections.
Short Titles as Introduced
Time Off to Vote Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 13, 2013Introduced in House

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