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HR 2751 103th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Adoption Bone banks Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Federal employees Health Leave of absence Sick leave

Federal Employees Humanitarian Leave Act of 1993

Introduced: July 27, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 1993
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Sep 21, 1993
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 1993
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 1993
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 1993
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 21, 1993
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6802-6804)
Sep 21, 1993
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 15, 1993
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 134.
Sep 15, 1993
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 103-243.
Sep 14, 1993
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 14, 1993
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 9, 1993
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Sep 9, 1993
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 3, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Jul 27, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jul 27, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employees Humanitarian Leave Act of 1993 - Allows executive agency employees to take up to seven days of leave each year without a reduction in pay or leave to which they are otherwise entitled in order to donate organs or bone marrow. Terminates the use of such paid or sick leave for such purposes on October 1, 1995.

Allows Federal employees to use sick leave for purposes relating to the adoption of a child.

Provides for the restoration of annual leave used for adoption-related purposes.

What's happening now September 22, 1993

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 27, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2751: Federal Employees Humanitarian Leave Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2751/
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"H.R. 2751: Federal Employees Humanitarian Leave Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2751/.
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H.R. 2751, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2751/.
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