[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 10 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 10

  To ensure equity for women and address rising pressures on American 
                               families.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011

 Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. 
 Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Akaka) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
  To ensure equity for women and address rising pressures on American 
                               families.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Economic Success Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--
            (1) guarantee pay equity for women;
            (2) reward companies that promote flexible work 
        environments for working parents with children, and workers who 
        are caregivers;
            (3) guarantee paid family and medical leave and paid sick 
        days; and
            (4) improve the quality and affordability of child care.
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