H.R. 8041
119th Congress
House
Supporting VA Families Act
Official title: To establish an entitlement to a supplemental period of unpaid parental leave for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Family planning and birth controlFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 2026
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 15, 2026
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Apr 14, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Mar 24, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced in House
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
8
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
Bodies those filers lobbied
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Air Force, Dept of
- Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
- Army, Dept of (Other)
- Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
- Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Defense Commissary Agency
Cosponsors
91
D
Harder, Josh
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Menendez, Robert
D
Vargas, Juan
D
McClain Delaney, April
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
D
Takano, Mark
D
Mannion, John W.
D
Courtney, Joe
D
Mejia, Analilia
R
Turner, Michael R.
D
Casten, Sean
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
D
Costa, Jim
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Garamendi, John
D
Jacobs, Sara
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
D
Ansari, Yassamin
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Strickland, Marilyn
D
Scholten, Hillary J.
D
Stanton, Greg
D
Tran, Derek
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
Garcia, Robert
R
Kean, Thomas H.
D
Vasquez, Gabe
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Veasey, Marc A.
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Carson, André
D
Goodlander, Maggie
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Peters, Scott H.
D
Bell, Wesley
R
King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Sorensen, Eric
D
Landsman, Greg
D
Cuellar, Henry
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Figures, Shomari
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Magaziner, Seth
D
Davis, Danny K.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8041: Supporting VA Families Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8041/
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