,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cija  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjbd,ms4    
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,butl]1 ,mr4    
,casey1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4   
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51  
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 
& ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide employees ) a m9imum ( #b       
consecutive 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$]al        
elections  7a7 ,requirem5t ,to provide  
leave ,^u ! reque/ ( an employee1 an    
employ] %all provide to ! employee a    
m9imum ( #b consecutive h\rs ( paid     
leave on a day ( any ,f$]al election1   
:ile polls are op51 9 ord] to vote1     
return 9 p]son a ballot t 0 receiv$ 9 ! 
mail1 or p]=m o!r vot+-relat$ activity4 

7b7 ,employ] "r ,to det]m9e two-,h\r    
p]iod ,= ea* employee tak+ leave "u     
subsection 7a71 ! employ] ( su* employee
 may specify ! h\rs dur+ :i* ! employee 
may take su* leave1 includ+ by requir+ t
 ! employee take ! leave dur+ a p]iod   
designat$ = e>ly vot+ in/ead ( on ! day 
( ! election1 z applicable "u ,/ate law4
 ,any lun* break or o!r break p]iod may 
n be includ$ 9 ! #b-;h\r p]iod designat$
 = leave1 b may be tak5 consecutively ) 
! #b-;h\r p]iod describ$ 9 subsection   
7a74  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
 section 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 section 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 ,act3 7#a7 ,!  
t]m employee has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 
( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  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$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic4  
7h7 ,/ate & local laws ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act 
%all be con/ru$ to sup]s$e any provision
 ( any ,/ate or local law t requires an 
employ] to provide leave to an employee1
 = ! purpose ( vot+ 9 any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1
 or municipal election1 9 an am\nt      
great] ?an t requir$ "u ?is ,act1 or "u 
t]ms m b5eficial to an employee ?an ^?  
provid$ "u ?is ,act4  7i7 ,effective    
date ,?is section %all take effect      
beg9n+ ) ! fir/ ,f$]al election held    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4