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Military Families Leave Act of 2005

Introduced: April 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3669-3670)
Apr 14, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3668-3669)
Apr 14, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Families Leave Act of 2005 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and Federal law relating to the Armed Forces, to entitle eligible employees to certain leave because of any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that their spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces who is serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation or has been notified of an impending call or order to such active duty.

What's happening now April 14, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3669-3670)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1667 Related bill Military Families Leave Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 14, 2005
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 14, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 798: Military Families Leave Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-798/
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"S. 798: Military Families Leave Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-798/.
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