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HR 5075 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Employee leave Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents

FAIR Leave Act

Introduced: November 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Nov 13, 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.
Nov 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act or the FAIR Leave Act

This bill repeals the limitation on the aggregate number of workweeks of leave husbands and wives employed by the same employer may be entitled to under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

What's happening now November 13, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2845 Identical bill FAIR Leave Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 28, 2020
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Takano, Mark
California · Feb 26, 2020
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 25, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Feb 25, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 13, 2019
Katko, John
· Nov 13, 2019
KING, PETER
· Nov 13, 2019
Levin, Andy
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Nov 13, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5075: FAIR Leave Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5075/
MLA
"H.R. 5075: FAIR Leave Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5075/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5075, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5075/.
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[H.R. 5075: FAIR Leave Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5075/)
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