Military Family Leave Act of 2015
Latest action · May 1, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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 16, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Family Leave Act of 2015
Entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Allows such leave to: (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate.
Allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request.
Provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave. Prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2015 to Jun 8, 2016, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Apr 16, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Apr 16, 2015Introduced in House
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