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HR 3595 115th Congress House

Strong Families Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2017 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Taxation Congressional oversightEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveGovernment studies and investigations
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 28, 2017
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 Latest action July 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strong Families Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for a specified percentage (not to exceed 25%) of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medical leave, (2) limit the allowable amount of such credit with respect to any employee to the product of the normal hourly wage rate of such employee for each hour (or fraction thereof) of actual services performed for the employer and the number of hours (or fraction thereof) for which family and medical leave is taken, and (3) terminate such credit five years after the enactment of this bill.

The Government Accountability Office shall complete a study on the effectiveness of the tax credit for paid family and medical leave.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1716 Identical bill Strong Families Act
  • S 3412 Related bill Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act of 2018
  • S 344 Related bill Strong Families Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Ferguson, A.
· Nov 30, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 30, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 30, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3595: Strong Families Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3595/
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"H.R. 3595: Strong Families Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3595/.
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