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HR 4452 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Adult day care Employee leave Family relationships Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act

Introduced: September 20, 2019 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.
Sep 20, 2019
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now September 20, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4452: Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4452/
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"H.R. 4452: Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4452/.
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H.R. 4452, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4452/.
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