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S. 437 119th Congress Senate

Caring for All Families Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child, or another related individual, who has a serious health condition, and to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement and family wellness leave to participate in or attend their children's and grand children's educational and extracurricular activities or meet family care needs.

Introduced: February 5, 2025 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment AgingEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveFamily relationships
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Feb 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S668-671)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S668-671)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1002 Identical bill Caring for All Families Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL
    for REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • AFL-CIO
    for AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
    for ARC OF THE UNITED STATES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Mar 16, 2026
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 5, 2025
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 5, 2025
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 5, 2025
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Feb 5, 2025
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 5, 2025
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 5, 2025
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Padilla, Alex
California · Feb 5, 2025
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2025
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 5, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 437: Caring for All Families Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-437/
MLA
"S. 437: Caring for All Families Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-437/.
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S. 437, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-437/.
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