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Introduced
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
In Committee
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill seeks to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by making significant changes to employee eligibility and employer coverage requirements. Currently, employees must work for an employer for 12 months and complete at least 1,250 hours of work to qualify for FMLA leave, but this bill would reduce the eligibility requirement to just 90 days of employment for all workers, including federal, presidential, and congressional employees. Additionally, the bill changes the threshold for employers subject to FMLA requirements from companies with 50 or more employees to any employer with just 1 or more employees. These modifications would dramatically increase the number of workers eligible for protected leave and the number of employers required to provide such leave, potentially offering more job security and workplace flexibility for a broader range of workers across different sectors of employment. The bill aims to make family and medical leave more accessible by lowering both the employment duration and company size barriers that have previously limited FMLA's reach.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (61)
Lauren Underwood (D)*,
Yassamin Ansari (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Shontel Brown (D),
André Carson (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Greg Casar (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Don Davis (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Chris Deluzio (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Maxwell Frost (D),
Chuy García (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Val Hoyle (D),
Jonathan Jackson (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Timothy Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Greg Landsman (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Seth Magaziner (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Sarah McBride (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Rob Menendez (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Shri Thanedar (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 02/05/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1035/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr1035/BILLS-119hr1035ih.pdf |
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