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HR 191 105th Congress House

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United States workforce and to allow employees to take parental involvement leave to participate in…

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United States workforce and to allow employees to take parent… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United States workforce and to allow employees to take parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jan 22, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Oversight
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Government Reform
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and House 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.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 31, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 191: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United States workforce and to allow employees to take parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-191/
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"H.R. 191: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United States workforce and to allow employees to take parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-191/.
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H.R. 191, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-191/.
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[H.R. 191: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United States workforce and to allow employees to take parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-191/)
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