Bill Details
HR.154 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced Date
2025-01-03
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Committees
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Cosponsors
View cosponsors (13)
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-Michigan-6]
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-South Carolina-2]
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-Pennsylvania-6]
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-Connecticut-2]
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-New York-3]
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-Michigan-13]
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-Virginia-7]
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-Colorado-2]
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-Nevada-3]
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-Maryland-2]
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-Ohio-1]
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-California-45]
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-California-31]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would make Election Day a federal holiday. If passed, Election Day would be added to the list of official federal holidays in federal law, which would give federal workers the day off and could help make it easier for more people to vote.
- It changes the part of federal law that lists official holidays for federal employees.
- Election Day would be added to that list after Columbus Day.
- The bill also gives the measure the short name “Election Day Act.”
Official Summaries
Election Day Act
This bill establishes Election Day as a federal holiday.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 154 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 154
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Election Day as a
Federal holiday.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Election Day as a
Federal holiday.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Election Day Act''.
SEC. 2. PATRIOT DAY.
Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to Columbus Day the following:
``Election Day.''.
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