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H.R.191: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United States workforce and to allow employees to take parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced Jan. 7, 1997
- Latest Major Action Jan. 31, 1997
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to extend coverage to employees at worksites where the employer employs at least 25 (currently 50) employees at the worksite and within 75 miles of that worksite. Allows employees covered by such Act to take up to four hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and House Oversight, 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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Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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Referred to House Government Reform and Oversight
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Referred to House Oversight
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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Jan. 7, 1997 |
Introduced in the House by Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.) |