# 115-hr-1094: Weekend Voting Act

115-hr-1094, Weekend Voting Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY); status ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Brendan F. Boyle (PA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 1094, a bill originally introduced by Representative Slaughter, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-1094
- Congress: 115
- Title: Weekend Voting Act
- Status: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Brendan F. Boyle (PA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 1094, a bill originally introduced by Representative Slaughter, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- Introduced: 2017-02-15
- Sponsor: LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 95
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Weekend Voting Act This bill amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to change the timing for regularly scheduled elections for the House of Representatives, Senate, and electors of the President and Vice President to the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November.Each state shall by law establish the hours of operation for polling places. This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the holding of elections over a weekend should be carried out in a manner which does not interfere with religious practices and should result in cost savings to the taxpayer.

## Cosponsors (95)

- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2017-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2017-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2017-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2017-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2017-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2017-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2017-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2017-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2017-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2017-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2017-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2017-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2017-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2017-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2017-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2017-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2017-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2017-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2017-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2017-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2017-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2017-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2017-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2017-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2017-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2017-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-1094 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1094)

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- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
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