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HR 6189 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights

To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2020 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits employers from requiring employees to use or substitute accrued personal leave in place of medical or sick leave.

What's happening now March 11, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6189: To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6189/
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"H.R. 6189: To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6189/.
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H.R. 6189, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6189/.
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