HR 3038 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Time Off to Vote Act

Introduced Jun 23, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 23, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 23, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Time Off to Vote Act

This bill entitles an employee to two hours of paid leave on the day of a federal election in order to vote.

The employer may determine the two-hour period, excluding any lunch break or other break.

Taking such leave shall not result in the employee losing accrued employment benefits.

The bill makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with the right to take such leave or for an employer to discriminate against an employee for taking such leave.

The bill makes it unlawful for any employer to retaliate against an employee for: (1) opposing any practice made unlawful by this bill; (2) filing a charge, or instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this bill; or (3) testifying or preparing to testify in an inquiry or proceeding relating to such leave.

The bill specifies penalties for employers who violate these provisions.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2017 to Nov 2, 2018; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 23, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-COJared PolisOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 23, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJul 11, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenNov 2, 2018

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 23, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Jun 23, 2017Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 108, June 23, 2017, page H5139.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 882Time Off to Vote ActReintroduced BillJan 30, 2019
HR 2887Time Off to Vote ActReintroduction ofNov 16, 2015

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 23, 2017Introduced in House

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