[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3297 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3297

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to eliminate an hours 
          of service requirement for benefits under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1999

 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Frank of 
Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
  of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
George Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
Wu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
  on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Government Reform, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to eliminate an hours 
          of service requirement for benefits under that Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. HOURS OF SERVICE.

    Section 101(2)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 
U.S.C. 2611(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible employee' 
                means an employee who has been employed, either as a 
                full-time or part-time employee, for at least 12 months 
                by the employer with respect to whom leave is requested 
                under section 102.''.
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