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HR 6188 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents

Military Family Leave Act of 2012

Introduced: July 25, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jul 25, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 25, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Family Leave Act of 2012 - Entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Allows such leave to: (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate.

Allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request.

Provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave. Prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.

What's happening now September 21, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1112 Related bill Military Family Leave Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
D
Chu, Judy
California · Aug 1, 2012
FILNER, BOB
· Jul 25, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Jul 25, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 25, 2012
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Jul 25, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6188: Military Family Leave Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6188/
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"H.R. 6188: Military Family Leave Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6188/.
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H.R. 6188, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6188/.
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