US HB5496 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on June 16 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]
Status: Introduced on June 16 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]
Summary
Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer from whom the leave is requested. The bill repeals the current requirement that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period before the leave request.
Title
Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016
Sponsors
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
| Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
| Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Referred to House Administration |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
| 2016-06-16 | 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. |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5496/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5496/BILLS-114hr5496ih.pdf |
