H.R. 6442: Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-04-03 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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 2020-04-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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

Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020

Plain summary

Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 This bill establishes, revises, and repeals specified paid sick time and paid leave programs, including programs addressing the public-health emergency related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill repeals divisions of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act that (1) expand emergency family and medical leave, (2) provide emergency paid sick leave, and (3) the establish payroll tax credits for such emergency paid leave. The bill requires employers to grant at least 1 hour of accrued paid sick time to each employee for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of 56 hours, or 7 days, for use under specified circumstances. Further, employees are immediately entitled to up to 14 days of additional paid sick time if a public-health emergency is declared. The bill also reimburses the employers of individuals who use accrued or additional sick time under these provisions. Additionally, the bill establishes a family and medical leave insurance benefit program to provide up to 60 days of partially-paid leave for qualifying circumstances including to care for a specified close relative with a serious health condition. The bill establishes a trust to pay benefits under the program, which is funded by an employer payroll tax and employee income tax.

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Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · 38 cosponsors

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Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), John B. Larson (D-CT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Al Green (D-TX), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL)

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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6442.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6442 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116