Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
Latest action · Feb 5, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Parental Bereavement Act of 2019 or the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
This bill entitles 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 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2019 to Feb 3, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 15, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2019Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 559 | Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act | Identical bill | Feb 26, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced in House
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