US HB1876 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

US Congress House Bill 1876 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 119)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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 one 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; 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, 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 annually to compile information annually 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.

Title

Healthy Families Act

Sponsors

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2011-05-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
2011-05-12	House	Referred to House House Administration
2011-05-12	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2011-05-12	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-05-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Same As/Similar To

SB984 (Related) 2011-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2949-2954)
HB2346 (Related) 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
SB2252 (Related) 2012-03-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB5727 (Related) 2012-06-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.