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HR 6673 112th Congress House

Sarah Grace Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter.

Introduced: December 17, 2012 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee leaveFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Dec 17, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Dec 17, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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

Parental Bereavement Act of 2012 or Sarah Grace Act of 2012 - 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 because of the death of a son or daughter.

Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay.

Applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1358 Related bill Parental Bereavement Act of 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6673: Sarah Grace Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6673/
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"H.R. 6673: Sarah Grace Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6673/.
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H.R. 6673, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6673/.
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