Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015
Latest action · Nov 5, 2015 Became Public Law No: 114-75.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2015
- Passed SenateOct 26, 2015
- To the PresidentOct 28, 2015
- Became lawNov 5, 2015
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.
Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2015 to May 14, 2015, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Feb 13, 2015 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2015Became Public Law No: 114-75.
- Nov 5, 2015Signed by President.
- Oct 28, 2015Presented to President.
- Oct 27, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 26, 2015Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 242 | Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Disability and paralysis
- Employee leave
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Postal service
- U.S. Postal Service
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 29, 2015Referred in Senate
- Sep 28, 2015Engrossed in House
- Jun 25, 2015Reported in House
- Jan 13, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.