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HR 3296 104th Congress House

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the same employer requirements to all persons.

Introduced: April 23, 1996 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment AdoptionCaregiversChildbirthDual-career families
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May 10, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 26, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations.
Apr 24, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E609)
Apr 23, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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.
Apr 23, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the same employer requirements to all persons. Eliminates a marriage penalty for two spouses who work for the same employer by applying the same 12-week limitation to siblings and to both married and unmarried parents (such limitation applies when leave is available for the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a parent).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Apr 23, 1996
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 23, 1996
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Apr 23, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 23, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3296: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the same employer requirements to all persons.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3296/
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