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H.R. 222 117th Congress House

Election Day Holiday Act of 2021

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: February 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidaysElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Jan 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 6, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Election Day Holiday Act of 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2358 Voter Empowerment Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 10, 2022
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 10, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 7, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jun 21, 2022
Speier, Jackie
· Feb 7, 2022
RYAN, TIM
· Jan 20, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Feb 2, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 1, 2021
Ruppersberger, C.
· Feb 1, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 25, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Jan 6, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 222: Election Day Holiday Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-222/
MLA
"H.R. 222: Election Day Holiday Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-222/.
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H.R. 222, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-222/.
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[H.R. 222: Election Day Holiday Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-222/)
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