H.R. 1534: Federal Employee Paid Leave Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-05 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Federal Employee Paid Leave Act

Plain summary

Federal Employee Paid Leave Act This bill provides paid family leave for certain federal employees in all instances covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, which currently only guarantees unpaid leave for such instances. Specifically, the bill requires that the 12 weeks of administrative leave to which certain federal employees are entitled for family care be paid leave. This applies to all federal employees in the competitive service (all civilian positions in the executive branch, all positions in the legislative and judicial branches, and all positions in the government of the District of Columbia), congressional employees, Government Accountability Office employees, employees who are members of the National Guard or Reserves, and certain Transportation Security Administration employees. The Office of Personnel Management is authorized to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to such employees to a total of 16 administrative work weeks.

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Official text

Federal Employee Paid Leave Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 47 cosponsors

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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1534.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1534 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116