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H.R. 4628: Military Opportunities for Mothers Act

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H.R. 4628: Military Opportunities for Mothers Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Military Opportunities for Mothers Act

Plain summary

Military Opportunities for Mothers Act or the MOM Act - Requires military personnel who give birth to a child to be given 42 days of convalescent leave for use in connection with that birth. Allows military personnel up to 42 additional days of leave in connection with the birth of such child upon the expiration of the convalescent leave, but: makes them ineligible for basic pay for any day on which such additional leave is used, although they are to be considered to be on active duty for all other purposes; and their commanding officer may recall them from such leave when necessary to maintain unit readiness.

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Official text

Military Opportunities for Mothers Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] · 85 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Al Green (D-TX), Gary C. Peters (D-MI) and 25 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] reported raising $6.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4628 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113