US HB8541 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on October 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows certain veterans who are federal employees to retain disabled veteran leave for a longer period of time, and restores leave that was forfeited due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Currently, veterans may use specific medical leave for purposes of receiving treatment for service-connected disabilities during the first 12 months of federal employment; unused leave must be forfeited after this period. The bill allows veterans whose first day of federal employment is between March 1, 2019, and June 1, 2021, to use such medical leave during the first 24 months of their employment. The bill also restores forfeited leave to these veterans if treatment was unavailable at a Veterans Affairs medical provider due to COVID-19; restored leave must be used within 12 months of initial forfeiture.
Title
To help ensure that COVID-19 does not prevent disabled veterans from using the medical treatment leave to which such veterans are entitled, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-10-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. |
2020-10-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8541/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8541/BILLS-116hr8541ih.pdf |