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HR 5993 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Affairs Employee leave Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Transportation employees

VAlue FAAmily Act

Introduced: February 28, 2020 Introduced by: Balderson, Troy Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 6, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Mar 3, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1447)
Feb 27, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VAlue FAAmily Act

This bill provides employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Veterans Health Administration with the same family and medical leave benefits as other federal employees, beginning in FY2021.

The bill also specifies that TSA screeners are eligible to receive family and medical leave benefits beginning in FY2021.

What's happening now March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Related & companion bills 3
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  • S 3104 Related bill Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act
  • HR 6036 Related bill VA Family Leave Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 2
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 28, 2020
Katko, John
· Feb 28, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Feb 28, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 27, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Feb 27, 2020
Kinzinger, Adam
· Feb 27, 2020
Meadows, Mark
· Feb 27, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 27, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5993: VAlue FAAmily Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5993/
MLA
"H.R. 5993: VAlue FAAmily Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5993/.
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H.R. 5993, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5993/.
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