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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 694 

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to expand employees eligible 

for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 

Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 

Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LOIS

FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. CARSON, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. PORTER, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. LIEU, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. 

BONAMICI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. SMITH of 

Washington, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. EVANS, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. 

JAYAPAL, Mr. LANDSMAN, Ms. WILD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. FOUSHEE, 

Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. 

STEVENS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. WILSON of 

Florida, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. 

TAKANO, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. CHU, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. 

CASTEN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BEYER, Ms. MANNING, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. 

MFUME) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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 

A BILL 

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to expand 

employees eligible for leave and employers subject to 

leave requirements, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Job Protection Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY 

6 AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(2) of the Family and 

8 Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘em11 ployed—’’ and all that follows through the end of 

12 the subparagraph and inserting ‘‘employed for at 

13 least 90 days by the employer with respect to whom 

14 leave is requested under section 102.’’; 

15 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘does not 

16 include—’’ and all that follows through the end of 

17 the subparagraph and inserting ‘‘does not include 

18 any Federal officer or employee covered under sub19 chapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United States 

20 Code (as added by title II of this Act).’’; 

21 (3) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and 

22 (4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub23 paragraph (C). 

24 (b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title 5, United States Code, 

2 is amended— 

3 (A) in section 6381(1)(B), by striking ‘‘12 

4 months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 

5 (B) in section 6382(d)(2)(E), by striking 

6 ‘‘12 months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 

7 (2) PRESIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 

8 412(a)(2)(B) of title 3, United States Code, is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘12 months and for at least 

10 1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 

11 months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 

12 (3) CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 

13 202(a)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability 

14 Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1312(a)(2)(B)) is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘12 months and for at least 1,250 hours 

16 of employment during the previous 12 months’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 

18 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO LEAVE RE19 QUIREMENTS. 

20 Section 101(4)(A)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

21 2611(4)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 or more em22 ployees’’ and all that follows through the end of the clause 

23 and inserting ‘‘1 or more employees;’’. 

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