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To entitle Federal employees to family leave in certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, or a serious health condition and to temporary medical leave in certain cases involving a serious health…

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To entitle Federal employees to family leave in certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, or a serious health condition and to temporary medical leave in certain cases involving a serious health condition, with adequate protection of the employees' employment and benefit rights.

Introduced: May 19, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
May 21, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Personnel and Police.
May 19, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 19, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
May 19, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Entitles Federal employees to: (1) family leave in certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, or an employee's parent's or child's serious health condition; and (2) temporary medical leave in certain cases involving a serious health condition of the employee. Provides protection for an employee's employment and health benefit rights. Limits such leave to leave without pay.

What's happening now May 27, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 17, 1992
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5201: To entitle Federal employees to family leave in certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, or a serious health condition and to temporary medical leave in certain cases involving a serious health condition, with adequate protection of the employees' employment and benefit rights.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5201/
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"H.R. 5201: To entitle Federal employees to family leave in certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, or a serious health condition and to temporary medical leave in certain cases involving a serious health condition, with adequate protection of the employees' employment and benefit rights.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5201/.
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H.R. 5201, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5201/.
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