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H.R. 7820 116th Congress House

Congressman John R. Lewis Election Day Act of 2020

Official title: To establish the John Lewis Election Day holiday on November 3, 2020, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2020 Introduced by: Joyce Beatty Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Latest action July 29, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressman John R. Lewis Election Day Act of 2020

This bill designates November 3, 2020, as a legal public (i.e., national) holiday known as John Lewis Election Day. It also urges U.S. private employers to give their employees the day off on November 3, 2020, so they may cast votes in elections held on that day.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 13
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Aug 14, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Aug 11, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 7, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Aug 4, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Aug 4, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 4, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Aug 4, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Aug 4, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 4, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 31, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 31, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 31, 2020
Kuster, Ann
· Jul 31, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 31, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7820: Congressman John R. Lewis Election Day Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7820/
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"H.R. 7820: Congressman John R. Lewis Election Day Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7820/.
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H.R. 7820, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7820/.
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