H.R. 234 105th Congress House

Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 1997 See on congress.gov

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Day careDental careEducationEducation of disadvantaged childrenElementary and secondary educationElementary school studentsFamiliesFamily leaveFederal employeesFoster parentsGeriatricsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGroup homesHealthLeave of absenceNursing homesParent-school relationshipsPreschool educationSecondary school studentsSick leaveSmall businessSocial WelfareStudent activities

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Passed Senate

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Feb 7, 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 Education and the Workforce

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

Introduced in House

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Latest action February 7, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to extend coverage to employees at worksites where the employer employs at least 25 (currently 50) employees at the worksite and within 75 miles of that worksite.

Allows employees covered by such Act to take up to four hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and extracurricular activities.

Amends Federal civil service law to apply the same parental involvement leave allowance to Federal employees.

Provides that leave under such Act may be taken to meet: (1) routine family medical needs, including transportation of children for medical and dental appointments for annual checkups and vaccinations; and (2) the routine medical care needs of elderly relatives of the eligible employee, including visits to nursing homes and group homes.

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Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

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Committees of jurisdiction 5

Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Education and Workforce Committee
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 9

Illinois · May 14, 1997

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Feb 13, 1997

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Feb 4, 1997

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Jan 7, 1997

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jan 7, 1997

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Jan 7, 1997

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