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H.R. 313: Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

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H.R. 313: Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-13 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-75.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-75. (final step reached)
  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

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period. Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.

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Official text

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · 33 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 313, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 (2015-03-06)

Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] reported raising $1.1 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-cong114-hr313 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114