To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees.

3.0.0 7948 2026-08-25T14:58:45Z 2026-08-25T14:58:45Z House H HR 2026-03-16 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7948 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 47 (Monday, March 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. RAMIREZ:H.R. 7948.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H2530]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2026-03-25T13:29:00Z Referred to 2026-03-24T11:29:00Z Referred To 2026-03-16T16:02:05Z hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-03-16T16:02:00Z 2026-03-25 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2026-03-24 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2026-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2026-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 2026-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000617 Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] Delia Ramirez D IL C. 3 N Armed Forces and National Security Employee leave 2026-08-25T14:58:33Z Family relationships 2026-08-25T14:57:59Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2026-08-25T14:58:45Z Armed Forces and National Security 2026-04-21T01:26:14Z To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees. Official Title as Introduced 6 To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees. 2026-04-14T06:18:50Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees. 2026-03-17T08:05:51Z Introduced in House 2026-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7948ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7948ih.xml 2026-03-25 Subcommittee Hearings Held 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.