3.0.0 1898 2023-01-11T20:40:58Z 2023-01-11T20:40:58Z Senate S S 2007-07-30 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-07-30T20:21:30Z To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an additional 12 weeks of leave for a family member to care for a member of the Armed Forces who is seriously injured in combat. 110 3556 HR 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Related bill CRS To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit a family member of a wounded veteran to take leave under such Act after a lesser period of service with an employer. 110 5090 HR 2008-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Related bill CRS Support for Injured Servicemembers Act of 2007 110 1894 S 2007-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10190-10191) Related bill CRS Military Family and Medical Leave Act 110 3391 HR 2007-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Identical bill CRS 2007-07-30 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-07-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10316-10317) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2007-07-30 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-07-30 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2007-07-30 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-07-30 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-07-30 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-08-01 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2007-08-01 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-08-01 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-08-03 False Labor and Employment Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Caregivers Families Family leave Health Iraq compilation Military dependents Military medicine National Guard War casualties Labor and Employment 00 2007-07-30 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-09T21:54:28Z Military Family and Medical Leave Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period to care for a covered service member who is the employee's spouse, son, daughter, or parent.

Defines covered service member as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, for a serious injury or illness.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the availability of such leave during any other 12-month period.

Provides for the substitution of accrued paid vacation, personal, or family leave for any part of the 26-week period. Limits a husband and wife both working for the same employer to such 26 weeks altogether during a single 12-month period.

]]> Military Family and Medical Leave Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand family and medical leave for spouses, sons, daughters, and parents of servicemembers with combat-related injuries. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Military Family and Medical Leave Act Short Titles as Introduced Military Family and Medical Leave Act Introduced in Senate 2007-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1898is/xml/BILLS-110s1898is.xml 2007-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.