H.R. 6029: Family Fairness Act of 2008
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H.R. 6029: Family Fairness Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-13 · 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 2008-05-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] · 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 Fairness Act of 2008
Plain summary
Family Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage under such Act if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer with respect to whom such leave is requested. (Eliminates the requirement, under current law, that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period before the leave request.)
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Official text
Family Fairness Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] · 30 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Betty McCollum (D-MN)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] reported raising $3.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6029.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6029 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110