FAMILY Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 173
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2023 to Dec 19, 2024; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Sep 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Oct 20, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 20, 2023 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Oct 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Oct 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Nov 17, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Nov 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Nov 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Dec 15, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jan 31, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | May 22, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Sep 19, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Oct 22, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Oct 22, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Nov 1, 2024 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Nov 1, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Nov 14, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Dec 3, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Dec 3, 2024 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Dec 4, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Erica Lee Carter | Dec 9, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Dec 9, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Dec 9, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Dec 17, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Dec 17, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Dec 19, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 18, 2023 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 | |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 18, 2023Introduced in House
- May 18, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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. 84, May 18, 2023, page H2457.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-735 | EXPLORING PAID LEAVE: POLICY, PRACTICE, AND IMPACT ON THE WORKFORCE182 pages | Finance Committee | Oct 25, 2023 |
| — | MEMBER DAY231 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Sep 14, 2023 |
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44835 | Paid Family and Medical Leave in the United States | Report | Sep 30, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1714 | FAMILY Act | Identical bill | May 18, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FAMILY Act
- Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 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.
