S. 463 116th Congress Senate

FAMILY Act

Official title: A bill to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2019 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Feb 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 12, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act or the FAMILY Act

This bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration.

The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for a specified benefit period and prescribes a formula for determining the individual's monthly benefit amount.

An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program.

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals to fund FMLI benefits. It also establishes the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund to hold tax revenues.

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