FAIR Leave Act

Bill: 117-hr-3791
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2021-06-08
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee leave

Marriage and family status

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>FAIR Leave Act</b> <b>or the </b><b>Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals the limit on the aggregate number of workweeks of family and medical leave that spouses employed by the same employer may be entitled to during any 12-month period. The current limit is 12 aggregate workweeks.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3791 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2021 Ms. Porter (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Levin of Michigan , Mr. Katko , Ms. Stevens , Mrs. Hinson , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Carson , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Wild , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Rush , Mrs. Axne , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Spanberger , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Speier , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Dean , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Keating , Mr. Cohen , Mrs. Hayes , and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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 A BILL To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, to repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act or the FAIR Leave Act . 2. Repeal of certain time limitations on leave for spouses Section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(f) ) is repealed.