Family Fairness Act of 2006
Latest action · Jun 2, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Fairness Act of 2006 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage under such Act if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer with respect to whom such leave is requested. (Eliminates the requirement, under current law, that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period before the leave request.)
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2006 to Jun 7, 2006; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 11, 2006 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 7, 2006 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 11, 2006 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Jun 2, 2006 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 11, 2006 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred May 11, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- May 11, 2006Introduced in House
- May 11, 2006Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits under that Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family Fairness Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2006Introduced in House
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