Domestic Violence Leave Act
Latest action · Oct 22, 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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Domestic Violence Leave Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee, his or her same-sex spouse, or domestic partner to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period: (1) to care for such individual's family member, if the family member is addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects; or (2) because such individual is addressing such matters, he or she is unable to perform any of the functions of his or her position.
Authorizes such individual to substitute any of his or her accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave, family leave, or medical or sick leave for any of the 12-week period of such leave.
Authorizes an employer to require an employee to certify with documentation the basis of the leave request.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or paid medical leave in any situation in which such employer would not normally provide any such paid leave.
Amends federal civil service law to entitle civilian federal employees, their same-sex spouses, or domestic partners to the same leave allowance. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid annual or sick leave for any part of the 12-week period. Authorizes the employing agency to require an employee to certify with documentation the basis of the leave request.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2009 to Jun 9, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 20, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | May 20, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 3, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 9, 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 May 20, 2009 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Oct 22, 2009 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 20, 2009 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred May 20, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- May 20, 2009Introduced in House
- May 20, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
- May 20, 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.
- May 20, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
- May 20, 2009Referred to House Administration
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 allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and to include domestic partners under the Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Domestic Violence Leave Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2009Introduced in House
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