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HR 882 116th 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: January 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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Time Off to Vote Act

This bill entitles an employee to two hours of paid leave on the day of a federal election in order to vote.

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.

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.

What's happening now January 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 21
Bustos, Cheri
· Oct 16, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 4, 2019
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 30, 2019
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 30, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jan 30, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 30, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 30, 2019
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 30, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 30, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 882: Time Off to Vote Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-882/
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"H.R. 882: Time Off to Vote Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-882/.
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H.R. 882, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-882/.
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