FAIR Leave Act

Bill: 118-hr-5037
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees 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 committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act or the FAIR Leave Act</strong></p><p>This bill eliminates a limitation on the amount of leave that spouses working for the same employer may access under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).</p><p>Under current law, an eligible individual may access up to 12 weeks of FMLA leave per year, but spouses with the same employer are required to share a total of 12 weeks of FMLA leave per year  if the leave is taken for the birth of a child, the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care, or to care for a parent with a serious health condition. The bill repeals this limitation, making each spouse eligible for up to 12 weeks of leave per year in these situations.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. Porter (for herself, Mrs. Hinson , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Allred , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Norton , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Cohen , and Ms. Kuster ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committees 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 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.