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H.R. 154

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 154, the Election Day Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 154 has 13 co-sponsors.

hb154/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 154 IH: Election Day Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 154  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Fitzpatrick  (for himself and  Mrs. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Election Day as a Federal holiday.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Election Day Act  .
2.
Patriot day
Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Columbus Day the following:
Election Day.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb154/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Election Day Act

This bill establishes Election Day as a federal holiday.

Sponsors

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) sponsors H.R. 154, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 154 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 154 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 154 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 154 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Election Day Act — Display Title
  • Election Day Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Election Day as a Federal holiday. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 154 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE—District of Columbia17—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE17—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON117
OMAR NOURELDIN115
AARON SCHERB113
PRESTON MITCHUM112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 154 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 154’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr154/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 154 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Commemorative events and holidays to Elections, voting, political campaign regulation.

hr154/subjects.txt
Commemorative events and holidaysElections, voting, political campaign regulation

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 154, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FITZPATRICK:H.R. 154.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18.The single subject of this legislation is:Establishes Election Day as a Federal Holiday.[Page H41]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com