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HR 4493 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Disability assistance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2019

Introduced: September 25, 2019 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Sep 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Sep 25, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1205)
Sep 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2019

This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish and administer a short-term disability insurance program for federal employees who suffer a non-work related injury or disability, take leave to care for a family member, or take leave to adopt a child or become a foster parent.

What's happening now September 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4493: Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4493/
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"H.R. 4493: Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4493/.
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