,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,pocan1   
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,mr4       
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4
 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,pi]luisi1  
,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4      
,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,honda1 & ,mr4
 ,crd5as7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
employees ) #b h\rs ( paid leave 9 ord] 
to vote 9 ,f$]al elections4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,"t ,(f 
to ,vote ,act4  #b4 ,requirem5t = #b    
h\rs paid leave to vote 9 ,f$]al        
elections  7a7 ,entitlem5t to leave ,an 
employee %all be entitl$ to #b h\rs (   
paid leave on ! day ( any ,f$]al        
election 9 ord] to vote4  7b7 ,employ]  
"r ,to det]m9e #b-;,h\r p]iod ,= ea*    
employee tak+ leave "u subsection 7a71 !
 employ] ( su* employee may designate ! 

#b-;h\r p]iod dur+ :i* ! employee may   
take leave4 ,any lun* break or o!r break
 p]iod may n be includ$ 9 ! #b-;h\r     
p]iod designat$ = leave4  7c7 ,no loss (
 b5efits ,! tak+ ( leave "u ?is section 
%all n result 9 ! loss ( any employm5t  
b5efit accru$ prior to ! date on :i* !  
leave 0 tak54  7d7 ,prohibit$ ,acts     
7#a7 ,int]f]5ce ) rights "u ?is ,act ,x 
%all be unlawful = any employ] to       
int]f]e )1 re/ra91 or d5y ! ex]cise ( or
 ! attempt to ex]cise1 ! "r to take     
leave "u ?is ,act1 or to discrim9ate    
aga9/ an employee 9 any mann] = tak+    
leave "u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,retaliation ,x
 %all be unlawful = any employ] to      
dis*>ge or 9 any o!r mann] discrim9ate  
aga9/ any individual =--  7,a7 oppos+   
any practice made unlawful by ?is       
section2  7,b7 fil+ any *>ge1 or        
in/itut+ or caus+ to be in/itut$ any    
proce$+1 "u or relat$ to ?is section2   
7,c7 giv+ or prep>+ to give any         
in=mation 9 connection ) any inquiry or 
proce$+ relat+ to any leave provid$ "u  

?is section2 or  7,d7 te/ify+ or prep>+ 
to te/ify 9 any inquiry or proce$+      
relat+ to any leave provid$ "u ?is      
section4  7e7 ,inve/igative au?ority ,! 
,secret>y ( ,labor %all h inve/igative  
au?ority ) respect to ! provisions ( ?is
 subsection 9 ! same mann] & "u ! same  
t]ms & conditions z ! inve/igative      
au?ority provid$ "u section #ajf ( !    
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaf71 & ! requirem5ts (
 section #ajf ( su* ,act %all apply to  
employ]s "u ?is subsection 9 ! same     
mann] z su* requirem5ts apply to        
employ]s "u section #ajf ( su* ,act4    
7f7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any       
employ] t violates ?is ,act may be      
subject to a civil p5alty n to exce$    
#aj1jjj p] violation4 ,civil p5alties   
%all be assess$ by & paid to ! ,secret>y
 ( ,labor = deposit into ! ,treasury ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & %all accrue to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & may be recov]$ 9 a civil      
action 9 ! "n ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates br\ght 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt = !       

di/rict :]e ! violation is alleg$ to h  
occurr$ or :]e ! employ] has its        
pr9cipal (fice4  7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9 
assess+ a civil p5alty "u ?is ,act1 !   
,secret>y %all give due consid]ation to 
! appropriat5ess ( ! p5alty ) respect to
 ! size ( ! bus9ess ( ! employ] be+     
*>g$1 ! gravity ( ! violation1 ! good   
fai? ( ! employ]1 & ! hi/ory ( previ\s  
violations4  7g7 ,def9itions ,z us$ 9   
?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m employee has !   
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( !     
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc72 &  7#b7 ! t]m employ]  
means any p]son engag$ 9 comm]ce or 9   
any indu/ry or activity affect+ comm]ce 
:o employs #be or m employees dur+ a    
cal5d> ye>1 & includes any p]son :o     
acts1 directly or indirectly1 9 ! int]e/
 ( an employ] to any ( ! employees ( su*
 employ] & any successor 9 int]e/ ( an  
employ]4 ,9 ! previ\s s5t5ce1 ! t]ms    
comm]ce & indu/ry or activity affect+   
comm]ce h ! mean+ giv5 su* t]ms 9       
section #aja7a7 ( ! ,family & ,m$ical   

,leave ,act ( #aiic4  7h7 ,effective    
date ,?is section %all take effect      
beg9n+ ) ! fir/ ,f$]al election held    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4