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S. 3748 117th Congress Senate

Job Protection Act

Official title: A bill to expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements.

Introduced: March 3, 2022 Introduced by: Tina Smith Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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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
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Became law
Mar 3, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 3, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 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).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 210 Reintroduced Bill Job Protection Act
  • HR 6938 Job Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
Brown, Sherrod
· Nov 14, 2022
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3748: Job Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3748/
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"S. 3748: Job Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3748/.
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S. 3748, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3748/.
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