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HR 1333 113th 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 2013

Introduced: March 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Family Leave Act of 2013 - 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 April 2, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 12 Republican 1
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 19, 2014
BROWN, CORRINE
· Mar 24, 2014
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 24, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 12, 2013
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Jun 5, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 7, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 10, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Mar 21, 2013
Braley, Bruce
· Mar 21, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· Mar 21, 2013
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Mar 21, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 21, 2013
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 21, 2013
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Mar 21, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 21, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Mar 21, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Mar 21, 2013
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 21, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· Mar 21, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 21, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 21, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Mar 21, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1333: Military Family Leave Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1333/
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