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Military Family Support Act of 2008

Introduced: June 19, 2008 See on congress.gov

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Jul 16, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Jun 19, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

Jun 19, 2008

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Family Support Act of 2008 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a program to authorize a caregiver (a federal employee at least 18 years of age capable of providing care to a child or other dependent family member of a member of the Armed Forces) to use: (1) any available sick leave for the provision of such care in the same manner as annual leave is used; and (2) any federal leave available to that caregiver as though that period of caregiving is a medical emergency.

Requires the program to: (1) provide a process for reasonable notice of the need for leave; and (2) protect employees from discrimination or retaliation for the use of leave under this Act and provide the opportunity to appeal a denial of its use. Requires the service member for whom the caregiving is provided to be performing service in support of a contingency operation or in situations for which hostile fire or imminent danger pay is authorized and to designate the caregiver for his or her family.

Terminates the program on December 31, 2012.

Provides for an offsetting reduction in FY2008 appropriations for the Department of Defense for research, development, test and evaluation.

What's happening now July 16, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Military Personnel Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Armed Services Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 5

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Jul 10, 2008

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Jul 10, 2008

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jul 10, 2008

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Jul 8, 2008

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Jul 8, 2008

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