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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 294
To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the same
manner as any legal public holiday for purposes of Federal employment,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 8, 2019
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. HASTINGS,
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
SCHIFF, Mr. LUJA´N, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms.
JAYAPAL, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. TED LIEU of California,
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, and Mr. CAR-
SON of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Reform
A BILL
To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in Novem-
ber in the same manner as any legal public holiday
for purposes of Federal employment, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Election Day Holiday
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Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ELECTION DAY IN SAME MANNER
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AS LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR PURPOSES
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OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.
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For purposes of any law relating to Federal employ-
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ment, the Tuesday next after the first Monday in Novem-
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ber in 2020 and each even-numbered year thereafter shall
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be treated in the same manner as a legal public holiday
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described in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code.
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SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TREATMENT OF
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DAY BY PRIVATE EMPLOYERS.
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It is the sense of Congress that private employers in
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the United States should give their employees a day off
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on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November
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in 2020 and each even-numbered year thereafter to enable
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the employees to cast votes in the elections held on that
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day.
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