VA Family Leave Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6036
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee leave

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health personnel
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>VA Family Leave Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill provides employees of the Veterans Health Administration with the same family and medical leave benefits as other federal employees, beginning in FY2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6036 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2020 Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for family and medical leave for certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Family Leave Act of 2020 . 2. Family and medical leave for certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees (a) Title 38 employees Section 7425 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking Notwithstanding and inserting Except as provided in subsection (c), and notwithstanding ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Administration shall provide to individuals appointed to any position described in section 7421(b) who are employed by the Administration family and medical leave in the same manner, to the maximum extent practicable, as family and medical leave is provided under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5 to employees, as defined in section 6381(1) of such title. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not be effective with respect to any event for which leave may be taken under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, occurring before October 1, 2020.