H.R. 1534

Referred to Committee

Federal Employee Paid Leave Act

Introduced 3/5/2019•116th Congress•House

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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

3/5/2019 • House

Summary

Federal Employee Paid Leave Act

This bill provides paid family leave for certain federal employees in all instances covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, which currently only guarantees unpaid leave for such instances.

Specifically, the bill requires that the 12 weeks of administrative leave to which certain federal employees are entitled for family care be paid leave. This applies to all federal employees in the competitive service (all civilian positions in the executive branch, all positions in the legislative and judicial branches, and all positions in the government of the District of Columbia), congressional employees, Government Accountability Office employees, employees who are members of the National Guard or Reserves, and certain Transportation Security Administration employees.

The Office of Personnel Management is authorized to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to such employees to a total of 16 administrative work weeks.

Introduced in House • 3/5/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careCongressional agenciesCongressional officers and employeesEmployee leaveFamily relationshipsGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLibrary of CongressNational Guard and reservesOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)