Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
- Last Action
- 3/5/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-05Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2019-03-05Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2019-03-05Introduced in House
- 2019-03-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-05 (00)
Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
This bill provides paid family leave for certain federal employees in all instances covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, which currently only guarantees unpaid leave for such instances.
Specifically, the bill requires that the 12 weeks of administrative leave to which certain federal employees are entitled for family care be paid leave. This applies to all federal employees in the competitive service (all civilian positions in the executive branch, all positions in the legislative and judicial branches, and all positions in the government of the District of Columbia), congressional employees, Government Accountability Office employees, employees who are members of the National Guard or Reserves, and certain Transportation Security Administration employees.
The Office of Personnel Management is authorized to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to such employees to a total of 16 administrative work weeks.
Cosponsors (20)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)
- STENY HOYER (D-MD)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adoption and foster care
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Employee leave
- Family relationships
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Library of Congress
- National Guard and reserves
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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