HR 3799
110th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Adoption
Childbirth
Congress
Congressional employees
Families
Family leave
Federal employees
Foster home care
Health
Leave of absence
Sick leave
Social Welfare
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2007
Introduced: October 10, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Oct 10, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Oct 10, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2007 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) eight administrative weeks of paid leave in connection with the birth or placement involved; and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave.
Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to allow the same substitution for covered congressional employees.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Committees of jurisdiction
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