S 781
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Department of Defense
Employee leave
Family relationships
Military personnel and dependents
Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Defense to amend regulations to provide that approved parental leave shall not terminate upon the death of the child for whom the leave is taken.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 781: Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-781/
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