S 1714 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

FAMILY Act

Introduced May 18, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 18, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 18, 2023
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2023 to Nov 12, 2024; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalMay 18, 2023
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-RIJack ReedOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-PAJohn FettermanOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalMay 18, 2023
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MNTina SmithOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-GARaphael G. WarnockMay 31, 2023
D-OHSherrod BrownJun 13, 2023
D-HIMazie K. HironoSep 14, 2023
D-CTChristopher MurphyOct 18, 2023
D-WITammy BaldwinApr 8, 2024
D-CALaphonza R. ButlerNov 12, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred May 18, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 18, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 18, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 118-735EXPLORING PAID LEAVE: POLICY, PRACTICE, AND IMPACT ON THE WORKFORCE182 pagesFinance CommitteeOct 25, 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.

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

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide paid family 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.

  1. May 18, 2023Introduced in Senate

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