US Congress House Bill 1723 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Family and Medical Insurance Program, mandatory for certain covered employers. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) contract with a state to establish a state Family and Medical Insurance Program to provide specified leave benefits, or expand a pre-existing state program; or (2) at a governor's request enter an interagency agreement with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to establish a state Family and Medical Insurance Program. Entitles eligible employees to Program benefits that include specified percentages of their daily earnings for 12 workweeks of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 during any 12-month period. Authorizes any employer, with the Secretary's approval, to establish a voluntary plan meeting specified criteria. Specifies prohibited acts by an employer, and penalties for violations. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Civil Service Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program with the same Program benefits for certain federal agency employees. Establishes the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund in the Treasury. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a family and medical leave premium on every individual and every employer to finance a Family and Medical Leave Trust Fund in the Treasury for Program benefits. Exempts from such premium: (1) employers or self-employers with voluntary plans approved by the Secretary as equivalent or better than the Program; and (2) small employers who have elected not to participate in it.

Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-14		Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2009-03-25		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-03-25		Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2009-03-25		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-03-25		Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
2009-03-25		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E767-768)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1723/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1723/BILLS-111hr1723ih.pdf