H.R. 1185: FAMILY Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-13 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

FAMILY Act

Plain summary

Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act or the FAMILY Act This bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration. The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for a specified benefit period and prescribes a formula for determining the individual's monthly benefit amount, An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals to fund FMLI benefits. It also establishes the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund to hold tax revenues.

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Official text

FAMILY Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · 219 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1185, FAMILY Act (2020-02-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), John B. Larson (D-CT), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark Takano (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) and 159 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1185.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1185 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116