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Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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 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
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Oversight
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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 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.

What's happening now February 7, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 14, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 1997
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 4, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 7, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 7, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 7, 1997
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