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H.R. 475 109th Congress House

Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act

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

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

Introduced: February 1, 2005 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment CaregiversDomestic partnersEmployee health benefitsFamilies
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Family leaveFederal employeesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGrandparentsHealthMedical recordsSame-sex marriageSiblingsSick leaveSocial Welfare
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Mar 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 1, 2005
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 1, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E120)
Feb 1, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a same-sex spouse as determined under applicable State law, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), 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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 17 Independent 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 19, 2006
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 18, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 5, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 16, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 26, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 26, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 6, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· May 5, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 5, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 28, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 9, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 17, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Feb 1, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 1, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 1, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 1, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 475: Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-475/
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"H.R. 475: Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-475/.
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H.R. 475, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-475/.
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