Time Off to Vote Act
Sponsored By: Representative Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
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Summary
Time Off to Vote Act Entitles an employee to two hours of paid leave on the day of any federal election in order to vote. Gives the employer the right to determine the two-hour-period, excluding any lunch break or other break. Prohibits the loss of benefits for any employee taking such leave under this Act. Makes it unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise, the right to take leave under this Act, or to discriminate against an employee in any manner for taking leave under this Act. Makes it unlawful for any employer to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any individual for: (1) opposing any practice made unlawful by this Act; (2) filing any charge, or instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this Act; or (3) testifying or preparing to testifying in any inquiry or proceeding relating to any leave provided under this Act. Specifies the penalties for any employer who violates this Act.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
STEVE ISRAEL
NY • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/9/2015
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2015
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 3/7/2016
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/7/2016
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 11/15/2016
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