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Senate Bill 3071
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Family Medical Leave Modernization Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 17, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 17, 2019
Latest Action
Dec 17, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3071
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Democrat
Kamala Harris
California
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Democrat
Tammy Duckworth
Illinois
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Democrat
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Family Medical Leave Modernization Act

This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand the number of individuals who are permitted to take leave under that Act.

The bill grants leave to private sector and federal employees to care for a domestic partner and any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with such employees is the equivalent of a family relationship if (1) such individual has a serious health condition, or (2) there is a qualifying exigency due to such employees' active duty in the Armed Forces.

The bill entitles an employee who is a domestic partner, next of kin of a member of the Armed Forces, or any individual related by blood or affinity to a service member whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship to take leave to care for the service member.

The bill entitles private sector and federal employees to take additional leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's school or community organization activities, meet routine family medical care needs, or care for their elderly relatives.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
December 17, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 5456
Family Medical Leave Modernization Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
12/17/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S7117-7119)
12/17/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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