US SB559 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - 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 February 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - 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
Entitles an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Such an employee may substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay. The bill applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.
Title
Parental Bereavement Act of 2019 Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB983 (Same As) 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.
Subjects
Elementary and secondary education
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor and employment
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Employee leave
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/116th-congress/senate-bill/559/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s559/BILLS-116s559is.pdf |
