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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6938 

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 

MARCH 3, 2022 

Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. TITUS, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. PORTER, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

EVANS, Mr. CARSON, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. CHERFILUSMCCORMICK, Ms. SCANLON, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. 

ADAMS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LYNCH, 

Mr. LIEU, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 

TAKANO, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. CHU, Ms. ROSS, Ms. MANNING, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CASTEN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. 

STEVENS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. LARSON of 

Connecticut, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Ms. WILSON

of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 

Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY 

4 AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 

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

6 Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘em9 ployed—’’ and all that follows through the end of 

10 the subparagraph and inserting ‘‘employed for at 

11 least 90 days by the employer with respect to whom 

12 leave is requested under section 102.’’; 

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

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

15 the subparagraph and inserting ‘‘does not include 

16 any Federal officer or employee covered under sub17 chapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United States 

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

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

20 (4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub21 paragraph (C). 

22 (b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 

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

24 is amended— 

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

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


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

2 ‘‘12 months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 

3 (2) PRESIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 

4 412(a)(2)(B) of title 3, United States Code, is 

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

6 1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 

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

8 (3) CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 

9 202(a)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability 

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

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

12 of employment during the previous 12 months’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 

14 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO LEAVE RE15 QUIREMENTS. 

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

17 2611(4)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 or more em18 ployees’’ and all that follows through the end of the clause 

19 and inserting ‘‘1 or more employees’’. 

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