Rep. Magaziner Introduces PTO Act to Guarantee Two Weeks of Paid Vacation for Most Workers
This bill is currently sitting in several House committees for review. No action has been taken on the proposal since July 2025, which means it has been stalled for 11 months. The bill will not move forward unless these committees decide to hold a vote.
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 7752 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
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Small business owners with even one employee working 20 or more weeks per year would be required to provide up to 80 hours of paid leave per worker annually. This would be a new cost burden, particularly for businesses with thin margins that don't currently offer paid vacation. They would also need to set up tracking systems for leave accrual and comply with notice and recordkeeping requirements.
“means any person engaged in commerce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce who employs 1 or more employees for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding year”
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
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Congressional Democrats proposed legislation to establish two weeks of paid annual leave per year for workers. Rep. Seth Magaziner (R.I.) introduced the Protected Time Off Act, which would require employers to provide one hour of paid annual leave for every 25 hours worked.
A group of House Democrats led by Rep. Seth Magaziner introduced the Protected Time Off Act to guarantee full-time workers no less than two weeks of paid leave annually. Workers would earn at least one hour of paid time off for every 25 hours worked, up to 80 hours guaranteed by federal law.
What's Up Newp·Jul 17, 2024U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner is pushing to enact a national paid time off policy, arguing the legislation is a matter of fairness. The proposed PTO Act would require employers to provide at least two weeks of paid leave per year and protect workers from discrimination for using it.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
PTO Act
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