Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008
Latest action · May 12, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Family and Medical Insurance Program, mandatory for certain covered employers.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) contract for a state to provide specified leave benefits in that state through the Program, including expansion of a pre-existing state program; or (2) at a governor's request enter an interagency agreement with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to establish and provide Program benefits directly through a state Family and Medical Insurance Program.
Entitles eligible employees to Program benefits that include specified percentages of their daily earnings for 12 workweeks of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 during any 12-month period.
Authorizes any employer, with the Secretary's approval, to establish a voluntary plan meeting specified criteria.
Specifies prohibited acts by an employer, and penalties for violations.
Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Civil Service Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program with the same Program benefits for certain federal agency employees.
Establishes the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund in the Treasury.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a family and medical leave premium on every individual and every employer to finance a Family and Medical Leave Trust Fund in the Treasury for Program benefits. Exempts from such premium: (1) employers or self-employers with voluntary plans approved by the Secretary as equivalent or better than the Program; and (2) small employers who have elected not to participate in it.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2008 to Sep 26, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 26, 2008 |
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 Apr 22, 2008 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2008 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred May 12, 2008 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Apr 22, 2008Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E678)
- Apr 22, 2008Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E678 | Fortney Pete Stark D-CA | Apr 22, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-94 | FAMILY-FRIENDLY LEAVE POLICIES: IMPROVING HOW WORKERS BALANCE HOME AND FAMILY30 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jun 9, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1681 | Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jun 21, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
