US Congress House Bill 882 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Time Off to Vote Act

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-01-30	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/882/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr882/BILLS-116hr882ih.pdf