H.R. 8289: Military Family Leave Act of 2020
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H.R. 8289: Military Family Leave Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-17 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Military Family Leave Act of 2020
Plain summary
Military Family Leave Act of 2020 This bill entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Such leave may (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate. Additionally, the bill (1) allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request, (2) provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave, and (3) prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.
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Official text
Military Family Leave Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · 3 cosponsors
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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8289.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr8289 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116