United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 18 D cosponsors

S 2549 — Time Off to Vote Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (18 D).

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Summary

Time Off to Vote Act This bill requires an employer, upon the request of an employee, to provide the employee with a minimum of two consecutive hours of paid leave while polls or sites that facilitate voting-related activity are open on the day of a federal election. This allotted time may be used to vote, return a mail-in ballot, or perform other voting-related activities.The employer may determine the two-hour period, excluding any lunch break or other break.Taking such leave shall not result in the employee losing accrued employment benefits.The bill makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with the right to take such leave or for an employer to discriminate against an employee for taking such leave. Further, the bill makes it unlawful for any employer to retaliate against an employee for (1) opposing any practice made unlawful by this bill; (2) filing a charge, or instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this bill; or (3) testifying or preparing to testify in an inquiry or proceeding relating to such leave.The bill specifies penalties for employers who violate these provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 529 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (529)

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Subjects

civil-rights elections labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2549 do?
Time Off to Vote Act This bill requires an employer, upon the request of an employee, to provide the employee with a minimum of two consecutive hours of paid leave while polls or sites that facilitate voting-related activity are open on the day of a federal election. This allotted time may be used to vote, return a mail-in ballot, or perform other voting-related activities.The employer may determine the two-hour period, excluding any lunch break or other break.Taking such leave shall not result in the employee losing accrued employment benefits.The bill makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with the right to take such leave or for an employer to discriminate against an employee for taking such leave. Further, the bill makes it unlawful for any employer to retaliate against an employee for (1) opposing any practice made unlawful by this bill; (2) filing a charge, or instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this bill; or (3) testifying or preparing to testify in an inquiry or proceeding relating to such leave.The bill specifies penalties for employers who violate these provisions.
Who sponsors S 2549?
S 2549 is sponsored by Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Blunt Rochester, Lisa (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Gallego, Ruben (Democratic), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), Kaine, Tim (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Reed, Jack (Democratic), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), and Wyden, Ron (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 2549?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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