I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4763 
To require employers to provide paid annual leave to employees, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2025 
Mr. MAGAZINER (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. CARSON, Mr. 
CASAR, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
DELUZIO, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. 
FROST, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GARCI´A of 
Illinois, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. NOR-
TON, Ms. HOYLE
of Oregon, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. 
MENG, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
Ms. OMAR, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. 
WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Mr. TONKO) introduced the following bill; 
which was 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 Infrastruc-
ture, 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 
A BILL 
To require employers to provide paid annual leave to 
employees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protected Time Off 
Act’’ or the ‘‘PTO Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMERCE.—The terms ‘‘commerce’’ and 
‘‘industry or activity affecting commerce’’ mean any 
activity, business, or industry in commerce or in 
which a labor dispute would hinder or obstruct com-
merce or the free flow of commerce, and include 
‘‘commerce’’ and any ‘‘industry affecting com-
merce’’, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (3) of sec-
tion 501 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 
1947 (29 U.S.C. 142(1) and (3)). 
(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 
employee’’ means an individual who is— 
(A)(i) an employee who is not covered 
under any other provision of this paragraph, ex-
cept that a reference in such section to an em-
ployer shall be considered a reference to an em-
ployer described in paragraph (3)(A)(i)(I); 
(ii) an employee of the Government 
Accountability Office; or 
(iii) an employee of a covered em-
ployer 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(3)(B)(i)(IV); 
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(B) a State employee described in section 
304(a) of the Government Employee Rights Act 
of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16c(a)), other than 
an applicant for employment; 
(C) a covered employee (as defined in sec-
tion 411(c) of title 3, United States Code); 
(D) a covered employee (as defined in sec-
tion 101 of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301)), other than an 
applicant for employment; or 
(E) a Federal officer or employee covered 
under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, 
United States Code (without regard to the limi-
tation in section 6381(1)(B) of that title). 
(3) EMPLOYER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘employer’’ 
means any person who is— 
(i)(I) a covered employer who is not 
described in any other subclause of this 
clause; 
(II) an entity employing a State em-
ployee described in section 304(a) of the 
Government Employee Rights Act of 1991; 
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(III) an employing office, as defined 
in section 101 of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995; 
(IV) an employing office, as defined in 
section 411(c) of title 3, United States 
Code; or 
(V) an employing agency covered 
under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 
5, United States Code; and 
(ii) engaged in commerce (including gov-
ernment), or any industry or activity affecting 
commerce (including government). 
(B) COVERED EMPLOYER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—In subparagraph 
(A)(i)(I), the term ‘‘covered employer’’— 
(I) means any person engaged in 
commerce or in any industry or activ-
ity affecting commerce who employs 1 
or more employees for each working 
day during each of 20 or more cal-
endar workweeks in the current or 
preceding year; 
(II) includes the Government Ac-
countability Office and the Library of 
Congress; 
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