US HB983 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 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.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 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.
Pending: House Education and Labor 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
| Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL] |
| Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA] |
| Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] |
| Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] |
| Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ] | Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | House | 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. |
| 2019-02-05 | House | 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. |
| 2019-02-05 | House | 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. |
| 2019-02-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB559 (Same As) 2019-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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/house-bill/983/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr983/BILLS-116hr983ih.pdf |
