US Congress House Bill 5165 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to provide eligibility for specified medical/hospital care for an employee who: (1) has a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability rating of between 30% and 50% and at least 833 hours of service with the employer (from whom leave is requested) during the previous eight-month period, or (2) has a VA disability rating of 60% or higher and at least 625 hours of service with such employer during the previous 6-month period. Medical/hospital leave shall also be provided to an employee who is not covered by the above provision but who retired from the Armed Forces by reason of a service-connected disability: (1) rated at between 30% and 50% at retirement and who has at least 833 hours of service with such employer during the previous eight-month period, or (2) rated at 60% or higher at retirement and who has at least 625 hours of service with such employer during the previous 6-month period. (Under current law, employees of an FMLA-covered employer become eligible for medical leave after 12 months on the job and at least 1,250 hours of service with such employer during the previous 12-month period.) A employee must submit a certification to the employer from the VA or the Department of Defense, as appropriate, to be eligible for such adjustment.

Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act

Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2016-05-03	House	Referred to House Administration
2016-05-03	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2016-05-03	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2016-05-03	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.
2016-05-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5165/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5165/BILLS-114hr5165ih.pdf