US SB1302 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Parental Bereavement Act of 2015 Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay. Applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.
Title
Parental Bereavement Act of 2015 Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
| Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
| Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2260 (Same As) 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
SB473 (Related) 2015-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB473 (Related) 2015-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor and employment
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor and employment
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1302/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1302/BILLS-114s1302is.pdf |
