HR 4908 · in committee · significant
Time Off to Vote Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- Employers must give employees at least two consecutive paid hours off to vote on federal election days.
- All employees in the United States are affected when they request time to vote or handle voting-related tasks.
- Employers cannot retaliate or discriminate against employees for taking this leave; violations carry financial penalties.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would requiring two paid hours off to vote affect small businesses with limited staffing compared to larger employers?
- 02
What evidence exists that current voting access barriers prevent eligible voters from casting ballots during existing poll hours?
- 03
Should the bill specify which voting-related tasks beyond casting a ballot qualify for the two-hour paid leave period?
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Sponsor · D-GA-5
Nikema Williams
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
52/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-08-05
Joining the bill

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Ed Case
D-HI-1 · original

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original

Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original

Jasmine Crockett
D-TX-30 · original

Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5 · original

Lloyd Doggett
D-TX-37 · original

Christopher R. Deluzio
D-PA-17 · original

Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1 · original

Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original
+ 40 more
Legislative timeline
2025-08-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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