,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dijh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #e1 #bjbe,ms4  
,williams ( ,georgia 7= h]self1 ,ms4    
,ans>i1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4   
,case1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 
,crockett1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4         
,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,elfre?1  
,mr4 ,evans ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4        
,fields1 ,mr4 ,figures1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (    
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4     
,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mr4     
,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1
 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,mrs4    
,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,ms4
 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 
,mull91 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1
 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4     
,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4   
,simon1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1    
,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (            
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 

,mr4 ,tonko1 & ,mrs4 ,mc,clain ,delaney7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce
  ,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 or sites t         
facilitate vot+-relat$ activity 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$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7a774  7h7 ,/ate &  
local laws ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be     
con/ru$ 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