Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
Latest action · Mar 6, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 6, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Parental Bereavement Act of 2017 or the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter.
Such an employee may substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay.
The bill applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jan 9, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 19, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 6, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 559 | Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 26, 2019 |
| S 1302 | Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act | Reintroduction of | May 12, 2015 |
| HR 1560 | Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act | Identical bill | Mar 16, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
- Parental Bereavement Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2017Introduced in Senate
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