US HB389 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-09 - Referred to House House Administration
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-09 - Referred to House House Administration
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Family Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage under such Act if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer with respect to whom such leave is requested. (Eliminates the requirement, under current law, that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period before the leave request.)
Title
Family Fairness Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] |
| Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] |
| Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI] | Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH] |
| Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
| Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-09 | Referred to House House Administration | |
| 2009-01-09 | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform | |
| 2009-01-09 | Referred to House Education and Labor | |
| 2009-01-09 | 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. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/389/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr389/BILLS-111hr389ih.pdf |
