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S 4777 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee leave Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Infectious and parasitic diseases

Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act of 2020

Introduced: September 30, 2020 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5980-5981)
Sep 30, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act of 2020

This bill restores leave that is lost by federal employees during a public health emergency relating to a pandemic. Specifically, the bill restores leave for employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government that was lost because the employee's accumulated leave exceeded the maximum amount that is otherwise allowable.

The bill applies to leave that is lost on or after the date of enactment of this bill.

What's happening now September 30, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5980-5981)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8457 Identical bill Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Nov 10, 2020
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Oct 26, 2020
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 30, 2020
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 30, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 30, 2020
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Sep 30, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4777: Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4777/
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"S. 4777: Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4777/.
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S. 4777, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4777/.
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