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S 2060 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Employee leave Military personnel and dependents Personnel records Wages and earnings

Fair Military Leave Act

Introduced: February 1, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Feb 1, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 1, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S264-265)
Feb 1, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Military Leave Act - Directs the Secretary concerned to make a payment to each member of the Armed Forces who was eligible to participate in the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program, but did not participate for one or more days due to government error.

Makes such payment: (1) $200 for each day of non-participation, and (2) in lieu of any authorized administrative absence for such day(s).

What's happening now February 1, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4310 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
  • S 3254 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
  • HR 3863 Identical bill Fair Military Leave Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jun 7, 2012
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 7, 2012
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 26, 2012
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 1, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2060: Fair Military Leave Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2060/
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"S. 2060: Fair Military Leave Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2060/.
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S. 2060, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2060/.
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