Time Off to Vote Act
Latest action · Sep 1, 2023 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.
- IntroducedSep 1, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Time Off to Vote Act
This bill requires an employer, upon the request of an employee, to provide the employee with a minimum of two consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in a federal election.
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. Further, 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 75
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 1, 2023 to Jul 25, 2024; 61 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Sep 1, 2023 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Apr 18, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jul 25, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 1, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 1, 2023Introduced in House
- Sep 1, 2023Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 141, September 1, 2023, page H4218.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3901 | Time Off to Vote Act | Related bill | Mar 11, 2024 |
| HR 7489 | Time Off to Vote Act | Reintroduction of | Apr 11, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide employees with a minimum of two consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections.
- Short Title(s) 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.
- Sep 1, 2023Introduced in House
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