VAlue FAAmily Act
Latest action · Mar 10, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VAlue FAAmily Act
This bill provides employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Veterans Health Administration with the same family and medical leave benefits as other federal employees, beginning in FY2021.
The bill also specifies that TSA screeners are eligible to receive family and medical leave benefits beginning in FY2021.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2020 to Feb 28, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Feb 28, 2020 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2020 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 9, 2020 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2020 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2020 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2020 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2020 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Mar 9, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Mar 6, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Mar 3, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1447)
- Feb 27, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2020Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1447 | Troy Balderson R-OH | Mar 3, 2020 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 39, February 27, 2020, page H1252.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3104 | Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act | Related bill | Dec 18, 2019 |
| HR 5885 | Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act | Related bill | Mar 10, 2020 |
| HR 6036 | VA Family Leave Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 12, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide paid parental leave to certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VAlue FAAmily Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2020Introduced 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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
