US Congress House Bill 2161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)
Status: Introduced on April 29 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations promulgated under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) governing coverage and employee leave entitlements. Repeals certain regulations promulgated on November 17, 2008, and restores those promulgated on January 6, 1996. Directs the Secretary to revise regulations regarding an employer's request for recertification of a medical condition whose minimum duration is more than 30 days for leave taken because of an employee's own serious health condition or the serious health condition of a family member. Requires the Secretary to permit an employer to require such a recertification no earlier than: (1) the expiration of the length of time indicated in the original certification; or (2) one year after obtaining the original certification, if the original certification indicated that the medical condition would last longer than one year. Directs the Secretary to revise the requirements for continuing treatment of a serious health condition to: (1) remove requirements for a specific number of periodic visits for treatment by a health care provider in order to qualify for leave; and (2) require only the treatment that the health care provider determines proper. Requires the Secretary to revise any medical certification form templates to conform with this Act.

Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act

Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-04		Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2009-04-29		Referred to House House Administration
2009-04-29		Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2009-04-29		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-04-29		Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
2009-04-29		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1008)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2161/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2161/BILLS-111hr2161ih.pdf