US SB1131 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish family and medical leave banks for DOD employees. It requires the forfeited annual leave (i.e., the lost "use it or lose it" annual leave) of an employee to be credited to a family and medical leave bank for use by an eligible employee who experiences a personal or family medical emergency and has exhausted his or her available paid leave.
Title
A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Defense
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Department of Defense
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1131/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1131/BILLS-116s1131is.pdf |
