[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 726 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 726
To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November as a legal
public holiday for purposes of Federal employment, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 27, 2003
Ms. Stabenow introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November as a legal
public holiday for purposes of Federal employment, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Democracy Day Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ELECTION DAY IN SAME MANNER AS OTHER FEDERAL
HOLIDAYS.
The Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in 2004 and in
each even-numbered year thereafter shall be treated as a legal public
holiday for purposes of statutes relating to pay and leave of Federal
employees.
SEC. 3. STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF IMPACT ON VOTER PARTICIPATION.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of
the impact of section 2 on voter participation.
(b) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2009, the Comptroller General
shall submit a report to Congress and the President on the results of
the study conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DAY BY PRIVATE
EMPLOYERS.
It is the sense of Congress that private employers in the United
States should provide their employees with flexibility on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November in 2004 and in each even-
numbered year thereafter to enable the employees to cast votes in the
elections held on that day.
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