I 
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. POR-
TER, 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 Cali-
fornia, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. CHU, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. 
CASTEN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BEYER, Ms. MAN-
NING, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. 
MFUME) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Commit-
tees 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 com-
mittee 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Job Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY 
AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(2) of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘em-
ployed—’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the subparagraph and inserting ‘‘employed for at 
least 90 days by the employer with respect to whom 
leave is requested under section 102.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘does not 
include—’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the subparagraph and inserting ‘‘does not include 
any Federal officer or employee covered under sub-
chapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United States 
Code (as added by title II of this Act).’’; 
(3) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and 
(4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (C). 
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in section 6381(1)(B), by striking ‘‘12 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 
(B) in section 6382(d)(2)(E), by striking 
‘‘12 months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 
(2) 
PRESIDENTIAL
EMPLOYEES.—Section 
412(a)(2)(B) of title 3, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘12 months and for at least 
1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 
(3) 
CONGRESSIONAL
EMPLOYEES.—Section 
202(a)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1312(a)(2)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘12 months and for at least 1,250 hours 
of employment during the previous 12 months’’ and 
inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO LEAVE RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 101(4)(A)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2611(4)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 or more em-
ployees’’ and all that follows through the end of the clause 
and inserting ‘‘1 or more employees;’’. 
Æ 
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