S 559
116th Congress
Senate
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 26, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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