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HR 2887 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights

Time Off to Vote Act

Introduced: June 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 19
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 7, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 7, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 9, 2015
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 9, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 9, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 25, 2015
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 25, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 25, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2887: Time Off to Vote Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2887/
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"H.R. 2887: Time Off to Vote Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2887/.
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H.R. 2887, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2887/.
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