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Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

Introduced: February 27, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Mar 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Feb 27, 2003
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.
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to expand the Act's coverage by reducing from 50 to 25 the threshold minimum number of employees of an employer necessary for the Act to apply.

Allows employees covered by FMLA 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 or grandchildren'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 FMLA may be taken to meet: (1) routine family medical needs, including transportation of children or grandchildren 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 March 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 18, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 22, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 27, 2003
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