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HR 5161 117th Congress House

Expanding Small Employer Pooling Options for Paid Family Leave Act of 2021

Official title: To expand small employer pooling options to provide paid family and medical leave.

Introduced: September 3, 2021 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Sep 3, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 3, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Small Employer Pooling Options for Paid Family Leave Act of 2021

This bill expands the purposes for which small employers may combine their contributions under a multiple employer welfare arrangement to include paid family and medical leave benefits.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5161: Expanding Small Employer Pooling Options for Paid Family Leave Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5161/
MLA
"H.R. 5161: Expanding Small Employer Pooling Options for Paid Family Leave Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5161/.
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H.R. 5161, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5161/.
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[H.R. 5161: Expanding Small Employer Pooling Options for Paid Family Leave Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5161/)
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