Skip to main content
HR 6938 117th Congress House Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensions Employee leave Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Job Protection Act

Introduced: September 20, 2022 Introduced by: Underwood, Lauren Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Job Protection Act

This bill reduces from 12 months to 90 days the employment period required for employees (including federal employees) to become eligible for family and medical leave. Additionally, the bill makes the family and medical leave requirements applicable to all employers (currently, the requirements apply to employers with 50 or more employees).

What's happening now March 3, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3748 Related bill Job Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 67
All 67 Democratic 48
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 29, 2022
Eshoo, Anna
· Sep 29, 2022
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 29, 2022
Wild, Susan
· Sep 29, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 20, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Sep 20, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 11, 2022
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 31, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 9, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Mar 7, 2022
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 7, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 3, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Mar 3, 2022
Butterfield, G. K.
· Mar 3, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2022
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 3, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 3, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2022
Lawrence, Brenda
· Mar 3, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· Mar 3, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Mar 3, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Mar 3, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Mar 3, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Mar 3, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Mar 3, 2022
Page 1 of 2 Next
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6938: Job Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6938/
MLA
"H.R. 6938: Job Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6938/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6938, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6938/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 6938: Job Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6938/)
Report a problem