MOMS Leave Act
Latest action · May 22, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mothers of Military Service Leave Act or the MOMS Leave Act
This bill provides compensation and credit for retired pay purposes (including computation of years of service for retired pay) for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Oct 22, 2019; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Jul 8, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 29, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Aug 1, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Oct 22, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 22, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 22, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 202194 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 4, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1721 | MOMS Leave Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 2, 2017 |
| HR 2937 | MOMS Leave Act | Related bill | May 23, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- MOMS Leave Act
- Mothers of Military Service Leave Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
