US Congress House Bill 313 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-6)
Status: Passed on November 5 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-11-05 - Became Public Law No: 114-75. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period. Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-05	Senate	Became Public Law No: 114-75. (TXT | PDF)
2015-11-05	Senate	Signed by President.
2015-10-28	Senate	Presented to President.
2015-10-27	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2015-10-26	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2015-10-26	Senate	Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7495)
2015-09-29	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2015-09-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-09-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6268)
2015-09-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 313.
2015-09-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6268-6269)
2015-09-28	House	Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-06-25	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 132.
2015-06-25	House	Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-180.
2015-01-27	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2015-01-27	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-01-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2015-01-13	House	Introduced in House

SB242 (Related) 2015-07-29 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/313/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr313/BILLS-114hr313ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr313/BILLS-114hr313rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr313/BILLS-114hr313eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr313/BILLS-114hr313enr.pdf