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H.R.1516: Healthy Families Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 13, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 13, 2017
- See the eight similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
155 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 13, 2017
Bill Summary
Healthy Families Act This bill requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. The bill authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Any small employer that opts out shall provide at least 56 hours of unpaid...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
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March 13, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and 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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March 13, 2017 |
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
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March 13, 2017 |
Referred to House Administration
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March 13, 2017 |
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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March 13, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) |