Healthy Families Act
Latest action · Apr 13, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Reform, 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 13, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Families Act
This bill provides for paid and unpaid sick leave for employees to meet their own medical needs and those of their families.
It requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide their employees with at least one hour of earned paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 56 hours of paid sick leave in a year. An employer with fewer than 15 employees may also provide the same amount of paid sick leave, but may opt out of such requirement, in which case such employer must provide its employees at least 56 hours of unpaid leave in a year. An employee may use sick leave for absences (1) resulting from a physical or mental illness, injury or medical condition; (2) resulting from obtaining professional medical diagnosis or care, or preventive medical care; (3) to care for a child, parent, spouse, a domestic partner, or other blood or close relative; and (4) resulting from domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
The bill makes it unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of an employee's right to accrue sick leave as provided by this bill. An employee may take legal action to enforce the right to sick leave granted by this bill and the Department of Labor must investigate complaints of violations of the requirements of this bill.
Labor is authorized to conduct a public awareness campaign to educate and inform the public of the requirements for paid sick leave provided by this bill.
Cosponsors 162
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2021 to Dec 21, 2022; 155 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 6, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Nov 10, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 21, 2022 |
Committees 3
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 13, 2021 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 13, 2021 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 13, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 13, 2021Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Reform, 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. 167, no. 63, April 13, 2021, page H1737.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1195 | Healthy Families Act | Identical bill | Apr 15, 2021 |
| HR 1784 | Healthy Families Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 14, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Healthy Families Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Library of Congress
- Marriage and family status
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- Sex offenses
- Small business
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2021Introduced in House
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