I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3090 
To establish the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network to provide support 
and incentives for the development and adoption of an interstate agree-
ment that facilitates streamlined benefit delivery, reduced administrative 
burden, and coordination and harmonization of State paid family and 
medical leave programs to benefit employees, States, and employers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2025 
Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mrs. BICE, Ms. LETLOW, Ms. STEVENS, Mrs. 
MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. FEENSTRA, and Mr. BEYER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network to 
provide support and incentives for the development and 
adoption of an interstate agreement that facilitates 
streamlined benefit delivery, reduced administrative bur-
den, and coordination and harmonization of State paid 
family and medical leave programs to benefit employees, 
States, and employers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interstate Paid Leave 
Action Network Act of 2025’’ or ‘‘I–PLAN Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BLS.—The term ‘‘BLS’’ means the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics. 
(2) EMPLOYER-PROVIDED
PAID
FAMILY
AND 
MEDICAL LEAVE PLAN.—The terms ‘‘employer-pro-
vided paid family and medical leave plan’’ and ‘‘em-
ployer plan’’ mean a plan that— 
(A) is provided by an employer to the em-
ployees of such employer (whether directly, 
under a contract with an insurer, or provided 
through a multiemployer plan); 
(B) is an option for an employer within the 
structure of a State paid family and medical 
leave program in such State; and 
(C) meets or exceeds the requirements of 
the State paid family and medical leave pro-
gram of the State in which such employee is 
employed. 
(3) I–PLAN.—The term ‘‘I–PLAN’’ means the 
Interstate Paid Leave Action Network established in 
section 3(a). 
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(4) I–PLAN 
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘I– 
PLAN Agreement’’ means the interstate agreement 
produced pursuant to section 3(b). 
(5) NATIONAL INTERMEDIARY.—The term ‘‘na-
tional intermediary’’ means a national nongovern-
mental workforce organization that has extensive ex-
perience partnering with the Department of Labor 
to operate interstate technological systems and the 
electronic transmission of information and data for 
State workforce agencies and employers. 
(6) PAID
LEAVE.—The term ‘‘paid leave’’ 
means an increment of compensated leave that is 
provided, in the case of a State program, by such 
State or, in the case of an employer plan, by such 
employer for use during a period in which such indi-
vidual is not working due to a qualifying reason. 
(7) QUALIFYING
REASON.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying reason’’ means, in relation to an individual, a 
reason described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
of section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) (applied 
for purposes of this paragraph as if the individual 
involved were the employee referred to in such sec-
tion). 
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(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(9) STATE
FOCAL.—The term ‘‘State focal’’ 
means, with respect to a State, an individual— 
(A) designated by the State agency in 
charge of such State’s paid family and medical 
leave program to— 
(i) participate in the I–PLAN; 
(ii) lead such State’s efforts to adopt 
and implement the I–PLAN Agreement; 
and 
(iii) communicate with key paid leave 
stakeholders across the State; and 
(B) who— 
(i) is employed by such State’s paid 
family and medical leave program; and 
(ii) has knowledge, experience, and 
authority in paid leave matters. 
(10) STATE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
PROGRAM.—The terms ‘‘State paid family and med-
ical leave program’’ and ‘‘State program’’ mean a 
program under State law that provides, during any 
24-month period, a total of not less than 6 weeks of 
paid leave to individuals— 
(A) for each qualifying reason; and 
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(B) in aggregate. 
SEC. 3. INTERSTATE PAID LEAVE ACTION NETWORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 
Interstate Paid Leave Action Network the purpose 
of which is to provide support and incentives for the 
development and adoption of an interstate agree-
ment in accordance with this Act to benefit employ-
ees, States, and employers by— 
(A) facilitating streamlined benefit deliv-
ery; 
(B) reducing administrative burden; and 
(C) coordinating and harmonizing State 
programs. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The I–PLAN shall include 
a State focal from each State receiving a conforming 
grant under section 5(a). 
(3) MEETINGS.—The I–PLAN shall meet not 
less than 3 times in each calendar year. 
(4) PROCESSES.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—States shall certify 
to the Secretary their participation in the I– 
PLAN. 
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(B) PROCEDURES.—State focals may de-
termine, in coordination with the Secretary, the 
process for the following: 
(i) the order in which States approach 
the substance of each I–PLAN require-
ment; 
(ii) the process by which States reach 
consensus on such substance and agree to 
the I–PLAN Agreement; 
(iii) the process by which a State may 
leave the I–PLAN; and 
(iv) other processes relevant to the 
success and administration of the I–PLAN 
as the Secretary determines. 
(5) ROADMAP.—The I–PLAN shall develop, 
and annually update, a roadmap for developing and 
implementing the interstate agreement described in 
subsection (b) including metrics for success. 
(b) DUTIES.—The duty of the I–PLAN shall be to 
produce an interstate agreement into which States offer-
ing a State paid family and medical leave program may 
enter and to periodically update such agreement as nec-
essary to improve clarity and scope. Such agreement shall 
be publicly available and pursue each of the following re-
quirements: 
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(1) POLICY STANDARD.—Create a single policy 
standard with respect to all participating States to 
facilitate easier compliance with and understanding 
of paid leave programs across States, including defi-
nitions for the following: 
(A) Benefit day, week, and year. 
(B) Base period. 
(C) Intermittent and reduced schedule 
leave. 
(D) Place of performance. 
(E) Family members. 
(F) Employee eligibility. 
(G) Employee coverage. 
(H) Waiting period. 
(I) Covered wage. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARD.—Create a sin-
gle administrative standard with respect to all par-
ticipating States to facilitate easier compliance with 
and understanding of paid leave programs across 
States, including— 
(A) the process by which employers re-
spond to requests from States to verify and pro-
vide employee information for eligibility deter-
minations, including wages and work history; 
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(B) the process by which employers provide 
periodic and permanent notice of the avail-
ability of paid leave under a State program or 
employer plan to employees; 
(C) employees’ responsibility to provide no-
tices of leave to their employers; 
(D) timing of and process for collecting 
payroll contributions; 
(E) coordinating with other types of paid 
time off and leaves of absence; 
(F) continuing other benefits; 
(G) accessing employee leave information; 
(H) protecting personal information; 
(I) creating and updating written leave 
materials such as handbooks; 
(J) maintaining records and documenta-
tion; and 
(K) if a State program permits employers 
to elect to provide employer plans, facilitating 
such election, including by creating a single 
equivalency standard with respect to all partici-
pating States to determine whether the max-
imum monetary value of an employer plan for 
the average weekly wage of workers in the State 
for total covered establishments in all industries 
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(based on the most recent calendar year for 
which data are available from the Quarterly 
Census of Employment and Wages program of 
the BLS) is greater than or equal to the max-
imum monetary value of a State program (or 
that of multiple States), taking into account 
programmatic elements such as— 
(i) how benefit duration, wage replace-
ment, absence of a weekly benefit cap, ab-
sence of a waiting week, and other factors 
interact in a quantitative manner; and 
(ii) how an individual taking paid 
family and medical leave for a qualifying 
reason affects the ability of such individual 
to take paid family and medical leave for 
another qualifying reason. 
(3) COORDINATION
OF
BENEFITS
ACROSS 
STATE
PROGRAMS.—Create a single process for 
State programs to process claims for an individual 
who has work history across multiple participating 
States so that a single State program may provide 
benefits to such individual on the basis of all such 
work history. 
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SEC. 4. NATIONAL INTERMEDIARY TO SUPPORT THE 
INTERSTATE PAID LEAVE ACTION NETWORK. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations under section 6(a), the Sec-
retary, acting through the Employment and Training Ad-
ministration, shall award a grant to one national inter-
mediary to facilitate the activities of the I–PLAN. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A national intermediary award-
ed a grant under subsection (a) shall use funds for the 
costs related to each of the following: 
(1) MEETINGS.—Meeting activities, including— 
(A) convening the State focals as described 
in section 3(a)(3), including reasonable travel, 
transportation, and other expenses of State 
focals and staff of the national intermediary 
(and any necessary accompanying State per-
sonnel); 
(B) making publicly available information 
on the agendas and outcomes of such meetings; 
and 
(C)(i) not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, making publicly 
available the roadmap described under section 
3(a)(5); and 
(ii) making any updates to such roadmap 
publicly available. 
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(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Producing and making 
publicly available on an annual basis a report that 
compares State programs, including information 
on— 
(A) benefit eligibility; 
(B) the maximum number of weeks an eli-
gible employee is allowed to receive benefits— 
(i) for each qualifying reason; and 
(ii) in aggregate; 
(C) wage replacement rate and how that 
may vary based on prior earnings; 
(D) maximum weekly benefit amount; 
(E) how such programs are financed by 
employees and employers, including the payroll 
tax rate and amount of wages subject to tax; 
(F) whether and how such programs allow 
employers to provide employer plans, taking 
into consideration elements such as— 
(i) benefit payment timeliness; and 
(ii) employer and employee adminis-
trative complexity; 
(G) whether and how such programs co-
ordinate with other types of paid-time off and 
leaves of absence; 
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(H) the reasons, including qualifying rea-
sons, under which an individual is eligible to 
take paid family and medical leave; and 
(I) other activities essential for the success, 
effectiveness, and sustainability of the I–PLAN. 
(3) OUTREACH AND COORDINATION.—Engage-
ment, consulting, and gathering relevant information 
in coordination with I–PLAN States from a wide 
range of external stakeholders, including— 
(A) State legislatures; 
(B) Governors; 
(C) employees; 
(D) representatives of employers, includ-
ing— 
(i) employers with employees in mul-
tiple States; and 
(ii) employers with fewer than 50 em-
ployees; 
(E) self-employed individuals; 
(F) policy experts and other organizations 
with expertise on paid leave and unemployment 
compensation programs; and 
(G) Tribal governments. 
(4) 
STANDARDIZED
AND
INTEROPERABLE 
TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM
FOR
WAGES.—Providing a 
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standardized technology-based system to facilitate 
States’ ability to carry out the I–PLAN Agreement, 
allowing States to process interstate claims and 
strengthen program integrity, that— 
(A) adopts or leverages modular technology 
that— 
(i) ensures privacy, security, and 
prompt data availability; 
(ii) enhances and streamlines the 
claimant, employer, and participating State 
experience; and 
(iii) is interoperable with other rel-
evant State systems; and 
(B) permits States to report on, to the ex-
tent reasonable and technologically feasible, and 
disaggregated by qualifying reason, on trends 
such as— 
(i) the number of initial and contin-
ued benefit claims; 
(ii) average duration of benefits; 
(iii) average weekly benefit amount; 
(iv) average time between filing a 
claim and receiving an initial benefit pay-
ment; and 
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(v) the accuracy of benefit payment 
amounts. 
(5) ADDITIONAL
USES.—Additional activities, 
including— 
(A) hiring and compensating staff; 
(B) formulating guidance, recommenda-
tions, and best practices for States; 
(C) providing training on program admin-
istration; 
(D) providing technical assistance to 
States; and 
(E) creating or leveraging technology es-
sential for the success and effectiveness of the 
I–PLAN. 
(c) DURATION OF AWARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the period during which payments are made to an 
entity from an award of a grant under subsection 
(a) shall be 5 years. 
(2) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally evaluate whether the national intermediary is 
complying with the requirements of this Act and, if 
the Secretary determines that the national inter-
mediary is not so complying, shall withhold any pay-
ment or part of the payment to the national inter-
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mediary under this section for the following fiscal 
year unless and until the Secretary determines the 
national intermediary has remedied such compliance 
issue. 
(d) NATIONAL
INTERMEDIARY
OVERSIGHT.—The 
Secretary shall— 
(1) monitor the national intermediary to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this Act; 
(2) provide technical assistance to assist the na-
tional intermediary with such compliance; and 
(3) require regular reports on the performance 
of the national intermediary, including on the road-
map under section 3(a)(5), the use of funds under 
section 4(b), and other methods of evaluation. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE STATES. 
(a) CONFORMING GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—Sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations under 
section 6(b), the Secretary, acting through the 
Employment 
and 
Training 
Administration, 
shall, on an annual basis, make a conforming 
grant to each eligible State. 
(B) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant to an eligi-
ble State under this subsection shall be— 
(I) not less than $1,500,000 and 
not more than $8,000,000; and 
(II) subject to subclause (I), 
awarded on the basis of the relative 
annual level of employment (as pub-
lished by the Current Employment 
Statistics program of the BLS) of the 
eligible State, compared to the annual 
level of employment in all eligible 
States. 
(ii) 
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
amounts 
specified in clause (i) shall be ratably in-
creased or decreased to the extent that 
funds available under section 6(b) exceed 
or are less than (respectively) the amount 
required to provide the amounts specified 
in clause (i). 
(2) ELIGIBLE STATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall— 
(i) have a State focal; and 
(ii) participate in the I–PLAN in good 
faith. 
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(B) GOOD FAITH REQUIREMENT.— 
(i) WITHHOLDING.—If the Secretary, 
in consultation with the national inter-
mediary awarded the grant under section 
4(a), determines that a State is not par-
ticipating in the I–PLAN in good faith, 
the Secretary— 
(I) shall provide warning and 
feedback to States in a prompt man-
ner; and 
(II) if, six months after the date 
on which the Secretary provides such 
warning and feedback, the Secretary 
determines such State continues not 
to participate in the I–PLAN in good 
faith, the Secretary may elect to with-
hold a portion or the total amount of 
a grant under paragraph (1) to such 
State. 
(ii) RESTORATION.—If the Secretary 
elects to withhold an amount from a State 
under clause (i)(II), the Secretary may 
later elect to provide the amount so with-
held to such State if the Secretary later 
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determines that such State is participating 
in good faith. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—Sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations under 
section 6(c), the Secretary, acting through the 
Employment 
and 
Training 
Administration, 
shall, on an annual basis, make an implementa-
tion grant to each eligible State. 
(B) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant to an eligi-
ble State under this subsection shall be— 
(I) not less than $1,500,000 and 
not more than $8,000,000; and 
(II) subject to subclause (I), 
awarded on the basis of the relative 
annual level of employment (as pub-
lished by Current Employment Statis-
tics program of the BLS) of the eligi-
ble State, compared to the annual 
level of employment in all eligible 
States. 
(ii) 
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
amounts 
specified in clause (i) shall be ratably in-
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creased or decreased to the extent that 
funds available under section 6(c) exceed 
or are less than (respectively) the amount 
required to provide the amounts specified 
in clause (i). 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), to be eligible to receive a grant 
under paragraph (1), a State shall— 
(i) meet the requirements of sub-
section (a)(2)(A); and 
(ii) have entered into the I–PLAN 
Agreement. 
(B) LIMITATION.—A State described in 
subparagraph (A) shall be ineligible to receive a 
grant for any fiscal year beginning after the 
date that is 4 years after the date on which 
such State enters into the I–PLAN Agreement 
in which such State does not meet the require-
ments of such Agreement. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use grants re-
ceived under this section— 
(1) to help pay administrative costs, including 
costs related to— 
(A) customer service; 
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(B) staffing and training; 
(C) technology; 
(D) data sharing; 
(E) identity validation; and 
(F) program awareness; and 
(2) to help small businesses, as defined by the 
State, afford employer payroll contributions or ac-
cess other forms of technical and operational assist-
ance related to State paid family and medical leave. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL INTERMEDIARY GRANT.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated not more than $10,000,000 
for the purposes of section 4 for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2028. 
(b) CONFORMING GRANTS.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated not more than $40,000,000 for the pur-
poses of section 5(a) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
2028. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated not more than $40,000,000 for 
the purposes of section 5(b) for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2028. 
Æ 
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