HR 1845 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Military Family Leave Act of 2015

Introduced Apr 16, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 16, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalApr 16, 2015
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalApr 16, 2015
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-CALois CappsOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 16, 2015
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalApr 16, 2015
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 23, 2015
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkApr 23, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaApr 23, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeMay 1, 2015
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterMay 1, 2015
D-NYPaul TonkoMay 1, 2015
D-MNRichard M. NolanMay 1, 2015
D-NEBrad AshfordJun 8, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 16, 2015
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Referred May 1, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  2. Apr 16, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Apr 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Constitution states The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 55, April 16, 2015, page H2308.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2837Military Family Leave Act of 2017Reintroduced BillJun 8, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary annual leave during the deployment of such members, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Military Family Leave Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 16, 2015Introduced in House

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