Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2021 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E865-866)
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 29, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act
This bill establishes the family-friendly certification program that requires the Department of Labor to award certifications and recognize employers that implement certain policies such as (1) assisting employees with paying for adoption services, (2) providing paid family and sick leave, and (3) providing subsidies for child care and other employee support.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2021 to Mar 24, 2022; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 24, 2022 |
Committees 1
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 29, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E865-866)
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E865 | Grace Meng D-NY | Jul 30, 2021 |
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. 133, July 29, 2021, page H4295.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8862 | PRO–LIFE Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| HR 10253 | Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 22, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Labor to recognize employers with a commitment to helping employees balance workplace responsibilities and family obligations.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 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.
