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Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

Introduced: January 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2015
Held at the desk.
Jul 29, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 29, 2015
Received in the House.
Jul 28, 2015
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6085; text as passed Senate: CR S6085)
Jul 28, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6085; text as passed Senate: CR S6085)
Jul 23, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.
Jul 23, 2015
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-89.
Mar 4, 2015
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.

Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.

What's happening now July 29, 2015

Held at the desk.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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