# 119-hr-4908: Time Off to Vote Act

119-hr-4908, Time Off to Vote Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4908
- Congress: 119
- Title: Time Off to Vote Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 54
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Two consecutive hours of paid leave to vote** would be required for employees of employers with 25 or more workers on any federal election day. The leave would cover in-person voting, returning a mailed ballot, or other voting-related activities while polls or voting sites are open. - Employees: Eligible workers would be able to request at least 2 consecutive paid hours to vote. Taking this leave would not reduce benefits already earned and is protected from employer retaliation, and meal or other breaks cannot count toward the two hours. - Employers: Applies to employers engaged in commerce who employ 25 or more employees during a calendar year. Employers could designate the two-hour period and may require the leave to occur during a state’s early voting period, while state or local laws that provide more generous voting leave would still apply. - Enforcement: The Secretary of Labor would investigate alleged violations using authority similar to the Family and Medical Leave Act and could assess civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, payable to the Treasury and recoverable in federal court.

## Cosponsors (54)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Paid voting time for workers: benefit, low. This bill would give workers at covered employers at least 2 straight hours of paid time off to vote. You could use it to vote in person, return a mail ballot, or do other voting tasks while polls or sites are open. Your employer could choose the time and could require you to use an early‑voting pe…
- Investigations and penalties for employers: cost, low. If enacted, the Labor Department would have the same investigation powers as it has under FMLA. Employers that break these rules could face civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation. The Secretary of Labor would weigh business size, how serious the violation was, good faith, and past history. Pen…
- Who is covered by paid voting leave: mixed, low. This bill would cover employers that have 25 or more employees during the year. It would use the Fair Labor Standards Act’s meaning of employee to decide who qualifies. Agents and successors of an employer would also be responsible. Stronger state or local voting‑leave laws would still apply; this…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4908 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4908)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4908 (as of 2026-10-03).