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H.R. 5993 116th Congress House

VAlue FAAmily Act

Official title: To provide paid parental leave to certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2020 Introduced by: Troy Balderson Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of TransportationDepartment of Veterans Affairs
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Employee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelTransportation employees
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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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 Latest action March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5885 Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act
  • S 3104 Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act
  • HR 6036 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5993: VAlue FAAmily Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5993/
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