Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 (S.354; H.R.626)

This bill provides for paid leave for federal employees for 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave allowed under current law.  Currently, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) only requires that employers allow employees to take unpaid family leave.  While this bill only applies to federal employees, it is an important step in recognizing the need for paid family/parental leave. Read full text.

Sponsor(s):     Senate: Sen. Jim Webb [VA]
                        House: Rep. Carolyn Maloney [CT-3]

Introduced:    Senate: 1/29/2009, House: 1/22/2009

Status/Last Major Action:

Senate
No major actions have been taken.

House
1/22/2009: Introduced in House
5/18/2009: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 11 - 116. Part I.
5/18/2009: Committee on House Administration discharged.
6/4/2009: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 258 - 154, 1 Present (Roll no. 310).
6/8/2009: Referred to Senate committee: Recieved in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors:

Senate
Chief Sponsor:  Sen. Jim Webb [VA] plus 24 Co-Sponsors.

House
Chief Sponsor:  Rep. Carolyn Maloney [NY 14] plus 55 Co-Sponsors.