HR 3409 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Healthy Families Act

Introduced May 17, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT

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Latest action · May 17, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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.

  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 134

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2023 to Dec 19, 2024; 80 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILBill FosterOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-GALucy McBathOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NCWiley NickelOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-WAMarilyn StricklandMay 18, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanMay 22, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasMay 23, 2023
D-NJAndy KimMay 23, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeMay 23, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 23, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneJun 6, 2023
D-CODiana DeGetteJun 6, 2023
D-CABrad ShermanAug 18, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerSep 13, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickSep 14, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostSep 30, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeOct 11, 2023
D-ILMike QuigleyOct 11, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOct 13, 2023
D-VAJennifer WextonOct 18, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOct 30, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOct 30, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresOct 30, 2023
D-CAPete AguilarNov 1, 2023
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenNov 2, 2023
D-CTJames A. HimesNov 17, 2023
D-CAMaxine WatersDec 15, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintDec 22, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyDec 22, 2023
D-MOCori BushJan 18, 2024
D-CAJimmy PanettaJan 18, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJan 18, 2024
D-CAJimmy GomezFeb 15, 2024
D-WARick LarsenFeb 15, 2024
D-NCAlma S. AdamsFeb 26, 2024
D-MNBetty McCollumMar 11, 2024
D-COYadira CaraveoApr 9, 2024
D-CAMark TakanoApr 12, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarMay 21, 2024
D-CTJahana HayesJul 25, 2024
D-MIDebbie DingellAug 23, 2024
D-NVSteven HorsfordSep 23, 2024
D-CARobert GarciaSep 24, 2024
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonDec 3, 2024
D-MALori TrahanDec 3, 2024
D-TXVeronica EscobarDec 3, 2024
D-TXErica Lee CarterDec 9, 2024
D-WAKim SchrierDec 9, 2024
D-WAAdam SmithDec 17, 2024
D-CAAmi BeraDec 17, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezDec 17, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Dec 17, 2024
D-TXJoaquin CastroDec 17, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonDec 17, 2024
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingDec 17, 2024
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanDec 18, 2024
D-NYAdriano EspaillatDec 19, 2024
D-PAChrissy HoulahanDec 19, 2024

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred May 17, 2023
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred May 17, 2023
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred May 17, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 17, 2023Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2992Rashida Tlaib D-MIMay 8, 2024

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: cle I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with the power to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.'' The single subject of this legislation is: paid sick days legislation.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 83, May 17, 2023, page H2428.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R44835Paid Family and Medical Leave in the United StatesReportSep 30, 2026

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1664Healthy Families ActIdentical billJul 18, 2023

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.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2023Introduced in House

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