Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act
Latest action · Jun 4, 2009 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.
- IntroducedApr 29, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations promulgated under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) governing coverage and employee leave entitlements.
Repeals certain regulations promulgated on November 17, 2008, and restores those promulgated on January 6, 1996.
Directs the Secretary to revise regulations regarding an employer's request for recertification of a medical condition whose minimum duration is more than 30 days for leave taken because of an employee's own serious health condition or the serious health condition of a family member. Requires the Secretary to permit an employer to require such a recertification no earlier than: (1) the expiration of the length of time indicated in the original certification; or (2) one year after obtaining the original certification, if the original certification indicated that the medical condition would last longer than one year.
Directs the Secretary to revise the requirements for continuing treatment of a serious health condition to: (1) remove requirements for a specific number of periodic visits for treatment by a health care provider in order to qualify for leave; and (2) require only the treatment that the health care provider determines proper.
Requires the Secretary to revise any medical certification form templates to conform with this Act.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2009 to Jun 8, 2010; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 16, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 8, 2010 |
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 29, 2009 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2009 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2009 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 29, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Apr 29, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 29, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1008)
- Apr 29, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
- Apr 29, 2009Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.
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 E1008 | Carol Shea-Porter D-NH | Apr 29, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To nullify certain regulations promulgated under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and restore prior regulations and to direct the Secretary of Labor to revise certain additional regulations under that Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2009Introduced in House
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