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H.R. 1094: Weekend Voting Act

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H.R. 1094: Weekend Voting Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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. 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

Weekend Voting Act

Plain 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Weekend Voting Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · 95 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Garamendi (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Grace Meng (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Al Green (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), James P. McGovern (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Bill Foster (D-IL), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI) and 35 more.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1094 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115