S 2358 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Child care and development Employee leave Military personnel and dependents Sex and reproductive health Women's health

MOM Act

Introduced: May 20, 2014 See on congress.gov

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May 20, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

May 20, 2014

Introduced in Senate

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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.

What's happening now May 20, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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