# 116-hr-8338: Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act

116-hr-8338, Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8338
- Congress: 116
- Title: Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-09-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act This bill changes 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. Further, the bill requires each state to establish the hours of operation for polling places. It also 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 (12)

- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8338 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8338)

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- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [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)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8338 (as of 2025-11-18).