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Parental Bereavement Act of 2013

Introduced: February 4, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 4, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parental Bereavement Act of 2013 - 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.

What's happening now February 4, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 515 Related bill Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 16, 2014
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 10, 2013
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 9, 2013
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2013
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2013
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2013
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 28, 2013
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 4, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 226: Parental Bereavement Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-226/
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"S. 226: Parental Bereavement Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-226/.
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S. 226, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-226/.
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