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H.R. 2260 114th Congress House

Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter.

Introduced: May 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Elementary and secondary educationEmployee leaveFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 12, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parental Bereavement Act of 2015 or the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1302 Identical bill Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
  • S 473 SONG Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 21 Republican 1
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2016
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 11, 2016
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2016
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Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 15, 2016
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 24, 2016
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2016
Noem, Kristi
· Sep 28, 2015
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 20, 2015
McSally, Martha
· Jul 20, 2015
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 25, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 25, 2015
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 17, 2015
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Brownley, Julia
California · May 18, 2015
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 12, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · May 12, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 12, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 12, 2015
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 12, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 12, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2015
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 12, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 12, 2015
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2260: Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2260/
MLA
"H.R. 2260: Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2260/.
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H.R. 2260, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2260/.
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