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H.R. 5838 116th Congress House

Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 2020 Introduced by: Frederica S. Wilson Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Community life and organizationElementary and secondary educationEmployee leaveFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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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.
Feb 10, 2020
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 Latest action February 10, 2020

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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Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act

This bill provides eligible employees to up to 48 hours of additional annual family and medical leave to attend activities related to a school or community organization attended by an employee's child or grandchild. Employees may use not more than 8 hours of such leave per 30-day period and must notify employers in advance of using such leave. This leave also is available to federal employees.

Additionally, employers generally may require employees to substitute accrued vacation, personal, family, medical, or sick leave for leave available under this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3631 Reintroduction of Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5838: Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5838/
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"H.R. 5838: Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5838/.
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H.R. 5838, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5838/.
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