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H.R. 5845 110th Congress House

Crime Victims Employment Leave Act

Official title: To permit leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 for victims of violent crime and domestic violence and immediate family members of victims of vi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To permit leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 for victims of violent crime and domestic violence and immediate family members of victims of violent crime and domestic violence to attend court proceedings relating to such crimes.

Introduced: April 30, 2008 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Crime and Law EnforcementEmployee rightsFamiliesLeave of absence
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Married peopleProsecutionVictims of crimesViolence
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Apr 17, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 17, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crime Victims Employment Leave Act- Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period to attend court proceedings relating to the prosecution of a person for a violent crime (including domestic violence) committed against the employee or his or her spouse, parent, son, daughter, or other next of kin.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 7, 2008
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 30, 2008
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Costa, Jim
California · Apr 17, 2008
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5845: Crime Victims Employment Leave Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5845/
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"H.R. 5845: Crime Victims Employment Leave Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5845/.
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H.R. 5845, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5845/.
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