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H.R. 294 116th Congress House

Election Day Holiday Act of 2019

Official title: To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the same manner as any legal public holiday for purposes of Federal employment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidaysElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 8, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Election Day Holiday Act of 2019

This bill requires a federal election day to be treated as a holiday for federal employees.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 18
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 13, 2019
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 23, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 23, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 23, 2019
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Garamendi, John
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 8, 2019
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 8, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 8, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 8, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 8, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 8, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 8, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 8, 2019
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 8, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Jan 8, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 8, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 8, 2019
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 294: Election Day Holiday Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-294/
MLA
"H.R. 294: Election Day Holiday Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-294/.
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H.R. 294, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-294/.
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