# 116-hr-7820: Congressman John R. Lewis Election Day Act of 2020

116-hr-7820, Congressman John R. Lewis Election Day Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7820
- Congress: 116
- Title: Congressman John R. Lewis Election Day Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Congressman John R. Lewis Election Day Act of 2020 This bill designates November 3, 2020, as a legal public (i.e., national) holiday known as John Lewis Election Day. It also urges U.S. private employers to give their employees the day off on November 3, 2020, so they may cast votes in elections held on that day.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7820 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7820)

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- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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