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Leave Equity for Adoptive Families Act of 1995

Introduced: August 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Aug 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Aug 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Leave Equity for Adoptive Families Act of 1995 - Entitles any employee who needs it, because of the placement of a child with that employee for adoption or foster care, to any leave benefit provided by the employer for care of an employee's newborn biological child or for recovery from the employee's own illness, injury, or disability. Requires that such leave commence no later than 12 months after such placement.

Authorizes civil actions to enforce this Act.

What's happening now August 18, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 25, 1996
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 16, 1996
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 4, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 4, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2237: Leave Equity for Adoptive Families Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2237/
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"H.R. 2237: Leave Equity for Adoptive Families Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2237/.
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H.R. 2237, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2237/.
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