S 726
108th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Election Day
Federal employees
Holidays
Labor and Employment
Leave of absence
Voting
Democracy Day Act of 2003
Introduced: March 27, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4518)
Mar 27, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4518)
Mar 27, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Democracy Day Act of 2003 - Requires the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in 2004 and in each even-number year thereafter (Election Day) to be treated as a legal public holiday for purposes relating to the pay and leave of Federal employees. Urges private employers to provide their employees flexibility on that day to enable them to vote.
Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the impact of such requirement on voter participation.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4518)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1