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H.R. 3038: Time Off to Vote Act

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H.R. 3038: Time Off to Vote Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-23 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-23 · 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 House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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 This bill entitles an employee to two hours of paid leave on the day of a federal election in order to vote. The employer may determine the two-hour period, excluding any lunch break or other break. Taking such leave shall not result in the employee losing accrued employment benefits. The bill makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with the right to take such leave or for an employer to discriminate against an employee for taking such leave. The bill makes it unlawful for any employer to retaliate against an employee for: (1) opposing any practice made unlawful by this bill; (2) filing a charge, or instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this bill; or (3) testifying or preparing to testify in an inquiry or proceeding relating to such leave. The bill specifies penalties for employers who violate these provisions.

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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] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3038 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115