The facts
Federal general elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, a date set by Congress in 1845.
The United States currently observes 11 federal holidays, with Juneteenth becoming the most recent in 2021.
The For the People Act (H.R. 1), passed by the House in 2021, included a provision to make Election Day a federal holiday; it did not pass the Senate.
A Pew Research Center survey in 2018 found that 65% of Americans supported making Election Day a national holiday.
Federal holidays directly apply to federal workers and federally chartered banks; private employers are not required by federal law to give employees the day off.
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Federal Holiday
It's an official day off recognized by the U.S. government, but it mainly applies to federal workers — private
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For The People Act
It was a wide-ranging Democratic-backed bill aimed at changing how federal elections are run. It passed the Ho
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Should Election Day be a federal holiday?
A look at the proposal to add Election Day to the federal holiday calendar, and the arguments on both sides.
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