Support for Injured Servicemembers Act

Bill: 110-hr-3481
Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2007-09-06 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
Caregivers
Disability retirement
Disabled
Families
Family leave
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Iraq compilation
Leave of absence
Military medicine
National Guard
Rehabilitation of the disabled
Sick leave
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: 
Support for Injured Servicemembers Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered servicemember to a total of 26 workweeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for the servicemember.
 
Defines covered servicemember as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness incurred in the line of duty on active duty that may render the member medically unfit to perform his or her duties.
 
Provides for the substitution of accrued paid vacation, personal, family leave, or medical or sick leave for any part of the 26-week period.
 
Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the availability of such leave during any other 12-month period.
 
Amends federal civil service law to entitle civilian federal employees to the same leave allowance. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid annual or sick leave for any part of the 26-week period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Introduced in House