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H.R. 2887: Time Off to Vote Act

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H.R. 2887: Time Off to Vote Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-25 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Time Off to Vote Act

Plain 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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Official text

Time Off to Vote Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · 36 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), John B. Larson (D-CT), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2887 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114