Healthy Families Act
Latest action · Apr 23, 2013 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.
- IntroducedMar 20, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked.
Declares that an employer shall not be required to permit an employee to earn more than 56 hours of paid sick time in a calendar year, unless the employer chooses to set a higher limit.
Allows employees to use such time to: (1) meet their own medical needs; (2) care for the medical needs of certain family members (including a domestic partner or the domestic partner's parent or child); or (3) seek medical attention, assist a related person, take legal action, or engage in other specified activities relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Prohibits an employer from interfering with an employee's exercise of such rights.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to exercise certain investigative and enforcement authority for employees covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991. Grants the same authority, for employees under their jurisdiction, to the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General (GAO), the Board of Directors of the congressional Office of Compliance, and the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Authorizes civil actions by employees, individuals, or their representatives for damages or equitable relief against employers who violate this Act.
Waives a state's sovereign immunity with respect to a suit brought by an employee of a federally-assisted state program or activity for relief authorized under this Act.
Requires the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to annually compile information on paid sick time and the Comptroller General to study related matters.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining more generous leave policies.
Cosponsors 135
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2013 to Nov 13, 2014, with 94 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 20, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Mar 20, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 20, 2013Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 631 | Healthy Families Act | Identical bill | Mar 20, 2013 |
| HR 5849 | Paid Sick Leave Act | Related bill | Dec 11, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional oversight
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Library of Congress
- Marriage and family status
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- Sex offenses
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2013Introduced in House
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