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H.R. 4750 114th Congress House

Adoption Leave for Military Families Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition on providing adoptive leave to each member of a dual military couple.

Introduced: March 16, 2016 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Adoption and foster careEmployee leaveMilitary personnel and dependents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 16, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 16, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adoption Leave for Military Families Act

This bill revises adoptive leave requirements for dual military couples to permit one service member to take up to 21 days of leave and the other service member to take up to 14 days of leave. (Current law permits up to 21 days of leave for only one service member.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4909 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4750: Adoption Leave for Military Families Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4750/
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"H.R. 4750: Adoption Leave for Military Families Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4750/.
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H.R. 4750, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4750/.
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