Life Saving Leave Act
Latest action · Apr 28, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 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 28, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Life Saving Leave Act
This bill expands employee medical leave to provide additional time for bone marrow or blood stem cell donations.
Specifically, the bill expands leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to provide up to 40 hours of leave every 12 months for related predonation, donation, and postdonation activities. Under the bill, leave may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule. An employee has the option to substitute accrued paid vacation, personal, or sick leave for the unpaid FMLA time.
The bill requires an employee to make a reasonable effort to schedule treatments for when the treatment would not unduly disrupt the employer's activities.
Eligible employees may use this leave regardless of the employee's length of employment or the size of the employer.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2023 to Nov 14, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 28, 2023 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Apr 28, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | May 10, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| D-AK | Mary Sattler Peltola | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Jan 31, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Apr 29, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Nov 14, 2024 |
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 28, 2023 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2023 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 28, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2023Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
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. 169, no. 72, April 28, 2023, page H2120.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3685 | Life Saving Leave Act | Related bill | Jan 30, 2024 |
| HR 7770 | Life Saving Leave Act | Reintroduction of | May 13, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit additional leave for bone marrow or blood stem cell donation, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Life Saving Leave Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2023Introduced 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.
