US Congress House Bill 1286

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April 23 2013 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Declares that an employer shall not be required to permit an employee to earn more than 56 hours of paid sick time in a calendar year, unless the employer chooses to set a higher limit. Allows employees to use such time to: (1) meet their own medical needs; (2) care for the medical needs of certain family members (including a domestic partner or the domestic partner's parent or child); or (3) seek medical attention, assist a related person, take legal action, or engage in other specified activities relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Prohibits an employer from interfering with an employee's exercise of such rights. Directs the Secretary of Labor to exercise certain investigative and enforcement authority for employees covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991. Grants the same authority, for employees under their jurisdiction, to the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General (GAO), the Board of Directors of the congressional Office of Compliance, and the Merit Systems Protection Board. Authorizes civil actions by employees, individuals, or their representatives for damages or equitable relief against employers who violate this Act. Waives a state's sovereign immunity with respect to a suit brought by an employee of a federally-assisted state program or activity for relief authorized under this Act. Requires the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to annually compile information on paid sick time and the Comptroller General to study related matters. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining more generous leave policies.

Healthy Families Act

Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Bass, Karen	Rep Bera, Ami
Rep Bishop, Timothy H.	Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bonamici, Suzanne	Rep Brady, Robert A.
Rep Brown, Corrine	Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Capuano, Michael E.	Rep Cardenas, Tony
Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Cartwright, Matt	Rep Castor, Kathy	Rep Christensen, Donna M.
Rep Chu, Judy	Rep Clarke, Yvette D.	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Cleaver, Emanuel
Rep Clyburn, James E.	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.
Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep Davis, Susan A.	Rep Delaney, John K.
Rep Deutch, Theodore E.	Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep Edwards, Donna F.	Rep Ellison, Keith
Rep Eshoo, Anna G.	Rep Esty, Elizabeth H.	Rep Fudge, Marcia L.	Rep Green, Al
Rep Green, Gene	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Hahn, Janice
Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Himes, James A.	Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Honda, Michael M.
Rep Huffman, Jared	Rep Jeffries, Hakeem S.	Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.
Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Keating, William R.	Rep Kildee, Daniel T.	Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann
Rep Langevin, James R.	Rep Larsen, Rick	Rep Larson, John B.	Rep Lee, Barbara
Rep Lewis, John	Rep Lofgren, Zoe	Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Lujan Grisham, Michelle
Rep Lujan, Ben Ray	Rep Lynch, Stephen F.	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Markey, Edward J.
Rep Matsui, Doris O.	Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep McDermott, Jim
Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Meng, Grace	Rep Miller, George	Rep Moore, Gwen
Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Nadler, Jerrold	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.	Rep Negrete McLeod, Gloria
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.	Rep Payne, Donald, Jr.	Rep Pelosi, Nancy
Rep Perlmutter, Ed	Rep Peters, Gary C.	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Pocan, Mark
Rep Polis, Jared	Rep Price, David E.	Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille
Rep Rush, Bobby L.	Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.	Rep Sarbanes, John P.
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.	Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Rep Serrano, Jose E.	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol	Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh
Rep Speier, Jackie	Rep Swalwell, Eric	Rep Takano, Mark	Rep Titus, Dina
Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Van Hollen, Chris	Rep Veasey, Marc A.
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M.	Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Waxman, Henry A.
Rep Wilson, Frederica S.	Rep Yarmuth, John A.

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2013-03-20	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-03-20	House	Referred to House House Administration
2013-03-20	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2013-03-20	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.

SB631 (Same As) 2013-03-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2030-2035)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN01286:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr1286ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr1286ih.pdf