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HR 5364 109th Congress House Labor and Employment Families Family leave Health Hours of labor Part-time employment Sick leave

Family Fairness Act of 2006

Introduced: May 11, 2006 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Jun 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 11, 2006
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.
May 11, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Fairness Act of 2006 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage under such Act if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer with respect to whom such leave is requested. (Eliminates the requirement, under current law, that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period before the leave request.)

What's happening now June 2, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 23, 2006
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2006
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Green, Al
Texas · May 11, 2006
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 11, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5364: Family Fairness Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5364/
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"H.R. 5364: Family Fairness Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5364/.
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H.R. 5364, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5364/.
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