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H.R. 4628 113th Congress House

MOM Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize additional leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection with the birth of a child.

Introduced: May 22, 2014 Introduced by: Tammy Duckworth Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Child care and developmentEmployee leaveMilitary personnel and dependentsSex and reproductive healthWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 9, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 9, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4047)
May 9, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Opportunities for Mothers Act or the MOM Act - Requires military personnel who give birth to a child to be given 42 days of convalescent leave for use in connection with that birth.

Allows military personnel up to 42 additional days of leave in connection with the birth of such child upon the expiration of the convalescent leave, but:

  • makes them ineligible for basic pay for any day on which such additional leave is used, although they are to be considered to be on active duty for all other purposes; and
  • their commanding officer may recall them from such leave when necessary to maintain unit readiness.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2358 Identical bill MOM Act
  • HR 4435 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 85
All 85 Democratic 25 Republican 9
Napolitano, Grace
· Dec 11, 2014
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 1, 2014
LOWEY, NITA
· Jul 24, 2014
CAPPS, LOIS
· Jul 10, 2014
RANGEL, CHARLES
· Jul 7, 2014
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 22, 2014
Denham, Jeff
· May 22, 2014
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· May 22, 2014
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 22, 2014
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 22, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 22, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 22, 2014
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 22, 2014
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 19, 2014
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 19, 2014
Sablan, Gregorio
· May 19, 2014
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 19, 2014
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · May 19, 2014
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 15, 2014
Edwards, Donna
· May 15, 2014
ENGEL, ELIOT
· May 15, 2014
Enyart, William
· May 15, 2014
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 15, 2014
Heck, Denny
· May 15, 2014
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· May 15, 2014
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· May 15, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 15, 2014
Murphy, Patrick
· May 15, 2014
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 15, 2014
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· May 15, 2014
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 15, 2014
Barber, Ron
· May 9, 2014
Bass, Karen
· May 9, 2014
Black, Diane
· May 9, 2014
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 9, 2014
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 9, 2014
BROWN, CORRINE
· May 9, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 9, 2014
Bucshon, Larry
· May 9, 2014
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 9, 2014
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 9, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2014
Coffman, Mike
· May 9, 2014
CONYERS, JOHN
· May 9, 2014
Davis, Rodney
· May 9, 2014
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 9, 2014
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 9, 2014
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · May 9, 2014
Duncan, Jeff
· May 9, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· May 9, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4628: MOM Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4628/
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"H.R. 4628: MOM Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4628/.
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H.R. 4628, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4628/.
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