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S. 1174 116th Congress Senate

Federal Employee Paid Leave Act

Official title: A bill to provide that 12 weeks of leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 11, 2019 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careCongressional agenciesCongressional officers and employees
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Employee leaveFamily relationshipsGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLibrary of CongressNational Guard and reservesOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)
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Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Paid Leave Act

This bill provides paid family leave for certain federal employees in all instances covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, which currently only guarantees unpaid leave for such instances.

Specifically, the bill requires that the 12 weeks of administrative leave to which certain federal employees are entitled for family care be paid leave. This applies to all federal employees in the competitive service (all civilian positions in the executive branch, all positions in the legislative and judicial branches, and all positions in the government of the District of Columbia), congressional employees, Government Accountability Office employees, employees who are members of the National Guard or Reserves, and certain Transportation Security Administration employees.

The Office of Personnel Management is authorized to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to such employees to a total of 16 administrative work weeks.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2500 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 1534 Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 9, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 22, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 11, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1174: Federal Employee Paid Leave Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1174/
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"S. 1174: Federal Employee Paid Leave Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1174/.
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S. 1174, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1174/.
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