3.0.0 2837 2023-01-11T13:37:52Z 2023-01-11T13:37:52Z House HR 2017-06-08 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 98 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 2837.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Constitution statesThe Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States .. .[Page H4819]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-08T16:44:49Z Referred to 2017-06-08T14:02:25Z 2017-06-08 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2017-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-06-08 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2017-06-08 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-06-08 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2017-06-08 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2017-06-08 True T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2017-06-08 True K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2017-06-08 True Armed Forces and National Security Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-06-08 Introduced in House 2017-06-17T16:10:55Z Military Family Leave Act of 2017

This bill entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Such leave may: (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate.

The bill: (1) allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request, (2) provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave, and (3) prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.

]]> Military Family Leave Act of 2017 Display Title Military Family Leave Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary annual leave during the deployment of such members, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Military Family Leave Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2837ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2837ih.xml 2017-06-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.