US HB1286 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 135-0)
Status: Introduced on March 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Declares that an employer shall not be required to permit an employee to earn more than 56 hours of paid sick time in a calendar year, unless the employer chooses to set a higher limit. Allows employees to use such time to: (1) meet their own medical needs; (2) care for the medical needs of certain family members (including a domestic partner or the domestic partner's parent or child); or (3) seek medical attention, assist a related person, take legal action, or engage in other specified activities relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Prohibits an employer from interfering with an employee's exercise of such rights. Directs the Secretary of Labor to exercise certain investigative and enforcement authority for employees covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991. Grants the same authority, for employees under their jurisdiction, to the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General (GAO), the Board of Directors of the congressional Office of Compliance, and the Merit Systems Protection Board. Authorizes civil actions by employees, individuals, or their representatives for damages or equitable relief against employers who violate this Act. Waives a state's sovereign immunity with respect to a suit brought by an employee of a federally-assisted state program or activity for relief authorized under this Act. Requires the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to annually compile information on paid sick time and the Comptroller General to study related matters. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining more generous leave policies.

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Title

Healthy Families Act

Sponsors

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. James Moran [D-VA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-04-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2013-04-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2013-03-20HouseReferred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-03-20HouseReferred to House House Administration
2013-03-20HouseReferred to House Education and the Workforce
2013-03-20HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Same As/Similar To

SB631 (Same As) 2013-03-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2030-2035)
HB5849 (Related) 2014-12-11 - Referred to House Judiciary

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