H.R. 5873: Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008
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H.R. 5873: Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-04-22 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-04-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008
Plain summary
Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Family and Medical Insurance Program, mandatory for certain covered employers. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) contract for a state to provide specified leave benefits in that state through the Program, including expansion of a pre-existing state program; or (2) at a governor's request enter an interagency agreement with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to establish and provide Program benefits directly through a state Family and Medical Insurance Program. Entitles eligible employees to Program benefits that include specified percentages of their daily earnings for 12 workweeks of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 during any 12-month period. Authorizes any employer, with the Secretary's approval, to establish a voluntary plan meeting specified criteria. Specifies prohibited acts by an employer, and penalties for violations. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Civil Service Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program with the same Program benefits for certain federal agency employees. Establishes the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund in the Treasury. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a family and medical leave premium on every individual and every employer to finance a Family and Medical Leave Trust Fund in the Treasury for Program benefits. Exempts from such premium: (1) employers or self-employers with voluntary plans approved by the Secretary as equivalent or better than the Program; and (2) small employers who have elected not to participate in it.
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Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · 24 cosponsors
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James P. McGovern (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr5873.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr5873 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110