119th Congress Government Operations and Politics
S. 2549: Time Off to Vote Act
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Summary
This bill requires an employer, upon the request of an employee, to provide the employee with a minimum of two consecutive hours of paid leave while polls or sites that facilitate voting-related activity are open on the day of a federal election. This allotted time may be used to vote, return a mail-in ballot, or perform other voting-related activities.
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.
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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. Further, 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.
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Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DEOriginal
- Christopher Coons D-DEOriginal
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NYOriginal
- Ruben Gallego D-AZOriginal
- Timothy Kaine D-VAOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- John Reed D-RIOriginal
- Adam Schiff D-CAOriginal
- Chris Van Hollen D-MDOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Mazie Hirono.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.