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H.R. 5781: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

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H.R. 5781: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-04-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-04-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 426 (2008): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5781 (2008-06-19), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

Plain summary

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) four administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved; and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to up to eight administrative workweeks, based on the consideration of: (1) the benefits provided to the federal government of offering increased paid parental leave, including enhanced recruitment and retention of employees; (2) the cost to the federal government of increasing the amount of paid parental leave that is available to employees; (3) trends in the private sector and in state and local governments with respect to offering paid parental leave; and (4) the federal government's role as a model employer. Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to allow the same substitution for covered congressional employees. Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow the same substitution for Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Library of Congress employees.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · 21 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5781, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 (2008-05-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5781, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 (2008-05-05)

Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5781 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110