Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-242
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2015-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Postal service
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-22
text: 

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

 
Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.
 
Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. 

action_date: 2015-07-23
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.
 
Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.

action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
 

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.
 
Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6085; text as passed Senate: CR S6085)
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6085; text as passed Senate: CR S6085)
action_date: 2015-07-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.
action_date: 2015-07-23
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-89.
action_date: 2015-07-23
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-89.
action_date: 2015-03-04
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2015-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate