S. 248: FAMILY Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-04 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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 entitles every employee to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) monthly benefit payment of two-thirds of the employee's regular pay, limited to a maximum of $4,000, for not more than 60 days of qualified caregiving. The bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration to administer the FMLI program. An FMLI benefit payment must be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program. The bill imposes 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 Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 37 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Jack Reed (D-RI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] reported raising $3.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s248.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s248 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117