Support Through Loss Act
Latest action · Jul 20, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, 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.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Support Through Loss Act
This bill provides employees with 24 hours of paid leave time each year for an absence resulting from a pregnancy loss or other specified circumstance related to pregnancy, fertility, or an unsuccessful assisted reproductive procedure or adoption match.
Employers must notify each employee about the availability of this paid leave and may not discriminate or discharge an employee for exercising or attempting to exercise the right to such paid leave.
The bill provides for enforcement of this requirement by the Department of Labor and through civil action brought by an employee or individual.
Further, the bill requires specified federal agencies to conduct research and publish information about pregnancy loss and related evidence-based treatment options.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2021 to Nov 15, 2021; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jul 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 20, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Jul 20, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Jul 20, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 20, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Nov 15, 2021 |
Committees 4
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 Jul 20, 2021 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jul 20, 2021 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 2021Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, 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. 167, no. 127, July 20, 2021, page H3755.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2390 | Support Through Loss Act | Identical bill | Jul 20, 2021 |
| HR 6103 | Support Through Loss Act | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 26, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow Americans to receive paid leave time to process and address their own health needs and the health needs of their partners during the period following a pregnancy loss, an unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure, a failed adoption arrangement, a failed surrogacy arrangement, or a diagnosis or event that impacts pregnancy or fertility, to support related research and education, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Support Through Loss Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2021Introduced 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.
