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Introduced
02/02/2023
02/02/2023
In Committee
02/02/2023
02/02/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child, or another related individual, who has a serious health condition, and to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement and family wellness leave to participate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities or meet family care needs.
AI Summary
This bill, the Caring for All Families Act, makes several key changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and federal employee leave policies:
1. It expands the definition of family members for whom an employee can take FMLA leave to include domestic partners, in-laws, adult children, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, and other individuals with a close personal relationship to the employee.
2. It allows federal employees to take additional leave to participate in their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities or to meet routine family medical care needs.
3. It permits employees to substitute accrued paid leave when taking this new parental involvement and family wellness leave, and prohibits employers from imposing additional restrictions on this substitution.
4. It requires employees to provide advance notice when taking this new type of leave, and allows employers to require certification to support the need for the leave.
The overall intent of the bill is to expand the types of family relationships and responsibilities that qualify for protected leave under the FMLA and federal employee leave policies.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (69)
Jahana Hayes (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Pete Aguilar (D),
Becca Balint (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Nikki Budzinski (D),
Cori Bush (D),
Yadira Caraveo (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Jason Crow (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Chris Deluzio (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Lizzie Fletcher (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Maxwell Frost (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Seth Magaziner (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Rob Menendez (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Wiley Nickel (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Brittany Pettersen (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Kilili Sablan (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
Lauren Underwood (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
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. (on 02/02/2023)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/789/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr789/BILLS-118hr789ih.pdf |
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