Family Medical Leave Modernization Act
Latest action · Apr 15, 2021 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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Medical Leave Modernization Act
This bill expands who is permitted to take qualifying family and medical leave and provides additional leave for parents and family caregivers.
The bill grants leave to private sector and federal employees to care for a domestic partner and any individual whose close association with such employees is like a family relationship, regardless of biological or legal relationship, if (1) such individual has a serious health condition, or (2) there is a qualifying exigency due to such employees' active duty in the Armed Forces.
The bill entitles an employee who is a domestic partner, next of kin of a member of the Armed Forces, or any individual whose close association is like a family relationship, regardless of biological or legal relationship, to take leave to care for the service member.
The bill entitles private sector and federal employees to take additional leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's school or community organization activities, meet routine family medical care needs, or care for their elderly relatives.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Oct 22, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2021Referred 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 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1185 | Family Medical Leave Modernization Act | Identical bill | Apr 15, 2021 |
| HR 2833 | Reconnecting Communities Act | Related bill | Apr 27, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House
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