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H.R. 856: Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 7, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 7, 2023

This bill provides paid family and medical leave to federal employees.

Currently, federal employees are entitled to 12 weeks of administrative leave for one or more of the following reasons: (1) the birth of a child, (2) the adoption or foster care of a child, (3) the care of an immediate family member with a serious health condition, (4) inability to work due to a serious health condition, and (5) exigencies relating to an immediate family member's active duty service in the Armed Forces. However, of these reasons, employees are entitled to paid administrative leave only in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child (i.e., parental leave).

The bill provides 12 weeks of paid administrative leave for any of these reasons, and specifies that this leave is in addition to any annual or sick leave to which employees are entitled.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

56

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

18 points earned
  1. 1Donald Beyer D-VA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone4 events+18
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History

  1. Feb 7, 2023Introduced in the House by Donald Beyer.
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  1. Feb 7, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 7, 2023Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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.