Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020
Latest action · Apr 3, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
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 3, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020
This bill establishes, revises, and repeals specified paid sick time and paid leave programs, including programs addressing the public-health emergency related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill repeals divisions of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act that (1) expand emergency family and medical leave, (2) provide emergency paid sick leave, and (3) the establish payroll tax credits for such emergency paid leave.
The bill requires employers to grant at least 1 hour of accrued paid sick time to each employee for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of 56 hours, or 7 days, for use under specified circumstances. Further, employees are immediately entitled to up to 14 days of additional paid sick time if a public-health emergency is declared. The bill also reimburses the employers of individuals who use accrued or additional sick time under these provisions.
Additionally, the bill establishes a family and medical leave insurance benefit program to provide up to 60 days of partially-paid leave for qualifying circumstances including to care for a specified close relative with a serious health condition. The bill establishes a trust to pay benefits under the program, which is funded by an employer payroll tax and employee income tax.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2020 to May 1, 2020; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Apr 3, 2020 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | May 1, 2020 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2020 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2020 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2020 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 3, 2020 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 3, 2020Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
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. 65, April 3, 2020, page H1876.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 463 | FAMILY Act | Related bill | Feb 12, 2019 |
| HR 1185 | FAMILY Act | Related bill | Feb 13, 2019 |
| S 3415 | Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act | Related bill | Mar 5, 2020 |
| S 3513 | Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Mar 17, 2020 |
| HR 6150 | Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act | Related bill | Mar 9, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Department of Labor
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Employment taxes
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Labor and Employment
- Labor-management relations
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Sex offenses
- Social Security Administration
- Unemployment
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 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.
