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H.R. 1185 116th Congress House

FAMILY Act

Official title: To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2019 Introduced by: Rosa L. DeLauro Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act or the FAMILY Act

This bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration.

The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for a specified benefit period and prescribes a formula for determining the individual's monthly benefit amount,

An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program.

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals to fund FMLI benefits. It also establishes the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund to hold tax revenues.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 146
COOPER, JAMES
· Nov 9, 2020
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 18, 2020
D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Sep 18, 2020
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 15, 2020
D
Harder, Josh
California · Sep 11, 2020
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 4, 2020
D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 4, 2020
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Aug 25, 2020
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Aug 18, 2020
D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Aug 18, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Aug 14, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Aug 11, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Apr 28, 2020
D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Dec 10, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Dec 5, 2019
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 29, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Oct 18, 2019
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 4, 2019
D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 25, 2019
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Sep 12, 2019
D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 9, 2019
D
Levin, Mike
California · Aug 30, 2019
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 22, 2019
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jul 2, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Jun 11, 2019
D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 23, 2019
D
Green, Al
Texas · May 16, 2019
D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 9, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· May 7, 2019
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 25, 2019
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 18, 2019
D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 18, 2019
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 10, 2019
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 18, 2019
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 14, 2019
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2019
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Mar 11, 2019
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 5, 2019
D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Feb 26, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Feb 26, 2019
D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 14, 2019
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 14, 2019
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 13, 2019
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 13, 2019
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 13, 2019
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 13, 2019
D
Bera, Ami
California · Feb 13, 2019
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 13, 2019
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 13, 2019
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1185: FAMILY Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1185/
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"H.R. 1185: FAMILY Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1185/.
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