US HB947 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 161-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act This bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration (SSA). The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month beginning on the first day of the month in which the individual meets the criteria specified below and ending 365 days later (benefit period), not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per period. An individual qualifies for such a benefit payment if such individual: is insured for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act at the time an application is filed; has earned income from employment during the 12 months before filing it; and was engaged in qualified caregiving (any activity for which the individual would be entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993), or anticipates being so engaged, during the 90-day period before the application is filed or within 30 days after. The bill prescribes a formula for determination of an individual's monthly benefit, as well as for the maximum and minimum amounts. An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program. The bill prescribes criteria that make an individual ineligible for an FMLI benefit payment and specifies prohibited acts by an employer and penalties for violations. The bill establishes the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund. FMLI benefit payments shall be made only from this fund. No amounts from the Social Security Trust Funds or appropriated to the SSA to administer Social Security programs may be used for FMLI benefits or administration. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on every individual and employer, all self-employment income, and every railroad employee, employee representative, or railroad employer to finance the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund for FMLI benefits.

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Title

FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act

Sponsors

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-22HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2017-02-07HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-02-07HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB337 (Related) 2017-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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