Election Day Act

House Bill

H.R. 154

119th Congress

Election Day Act

In Committee

Introduced:May 19, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Fitzpatrick

R - PA

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Summary

This bill addresses Election Day for federal elections, potentially making it a federal holiday or establishing other provisions to facilitate voter participation. By designating Election Day specially, the legislation aims to remove barriers to voting such as work conflicts and encourage higher voter turnout. The bill may provide time off for workers, extend voting hours, or establish other measures ensuring Americans can exercise their right to vote without work schedule conflicts.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Introduced5/19/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Election Day Act

This bill addresses Election Day for federal elections, potentially making it a federal holiday or establishing other provisions to facilitate voter participation. By designating Election Day specially, the legislation aims to remove barriers to voting such as

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This bill addresses Election Day for federal elections, potentially making it a federal holiday or establishing other provisions to facilitate voter participation. By designating Election Day specially, the legislation aims to remove barriers to voting such as work conflicts and encourage higher voter turnout. The bill may provide time off for workers, extend voting hours, or establish other measures ensuring Americans can exercise their right to vote without work schedule conflicts.

Bill Number: 154
Introduced: 5/19/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics

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Fact Sheet

Title: Election Day Act
Bill Number: 154
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced: 5/19/2025
Summary: This bill addresses Election Day for federal elections, potentially making it a federal holiday or establishing other provisions to facilitate voter participation. By designating Election Day specially, the legislation aims to remove barriers to voting such as work conflicts and encourage higher vot

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill addresses Election Day for federal elections, potentially making it a federal holiday or establishing other provisions to facilitate voter participation. By designating Election Day specially, the legislation aims to remove barriers to voting such as work conflicts and encourage higher voter turnout. The bill may provide time off for workers, extend voting hours, or establish other measures ensuring Americans can exercise their right to vote without work schedule conflicts.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Securing our Elections Act of 2023 This bill establishes certain photo identification requirements for voting in federal elections. Specifically, the bill prohibits a state or local election official from providing a ballot for a federal election to an individual who does not present valid photo identification. Next, the bill outlines the availability of provisional ballots and the requirements for counting those ballots. In particular, an individual who does not present a valid photo identification must be permitted to cast a provisional ballot. However, an election official may not determine that the individual is eligible under state law to vote in the election unless, not later than three days after casting the provisional ballot, the individual presents (1) the identification required, or (2) an affidavit attesting that the individual does not possess the identification because of a religious objection to being photographed. An election official may not allow for voting methods other than in-person voting unless the individual submits the ballot with (1) a copy of their photo identification, or (2) the last four digits of their Social Security number with an affidavit attesting that the individual is unable to obtain a copy of a valid photo identification after making reasonable efforts to obtain a copy. This prohibition shall not apply to overseas military voters. The bill also requires an election official to provide an individual with a valid photo identification without charge if that individual presents an affidavit attesting to an inability to afford or otherwise obtain a valid photo identification.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Addresses Election Day for federal elections
May establish Election Day as federal holiday
Aims to facilitate voter participation
Removes work schedule barriers to voting
Encourages higher voter turnout

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

For voters: Easier time to vote without work conflicts. For workers: Protected time to participate in elections. For employers: Potential holiday or time-off requirements. For democracy: Increased voter participation opportunity. For election administration: Changes to Election Day framework.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Related Subjects

Computers and information technology

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

State and local government operations

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

154, 119th Congress (2025). "Election Day Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-154

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