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H.R. 5701 114th Congress House

Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for an adult child, grandchild, or grandparent who h… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for an adult child, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious health condition, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 2016 Introduced by: Raul Ruiz Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Adult day careEmployee leaveFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 8, 2016
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.
Jul 8, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act

This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and federal civil service law to entitle to leave an eligible employee, including a federal employee, to care for an adult child, grandparent, or grandchild (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if that person has a serious health condition.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5701: Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5701/
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"H.R. 5701: Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5701/.
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H.R. 5701, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5701/.
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