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HR 983 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Elementary and secondary education Employee leave Family relationships Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Teaching, teachers, curricula

Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act

Introduced: February 5, 2019 Introduced by: Schneider, Bradley Scott Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Feb 5, 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.
Feb 5, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parental Bereavement Act of 2019 or the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act

This bill entitles an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter.

Such an employee may substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay.

The bill applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.

What's happening now February 5, 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10 Republican 4
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 3, 2020
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Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jan 27, 2020
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 8, 2019
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2019
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 15, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 9, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 11, 2019
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Harder, Josh
California · Feb 19, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 5, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Feb 5, 2019
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 5, 2019
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 5, 2019
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Feb 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 983: Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-983/
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"H.R. 983: Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-983/.
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H.R. 983, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-983/.
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