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H.R. 2287 107th Congress House

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult…

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the do… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition.

Introduced: October 31, 2001 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Domestic partnersEmployee rightsFamiliesFamily leave
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Federal employeesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGrandparentsHealthMarried peopleParentsSiblingsSick leave
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 4 steps
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Became law
Sep 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 9, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Jun 21, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
Jun 21, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 18, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to provide for employee leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if such person has a serious health condition.

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 31, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 31, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2287: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2287/
MLA
"H.R. 2287: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2287/.
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H.R. 2287, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2287/.
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[H.R. 2287: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2287/)
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