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- H.R.6220
H.R.6220: Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 12, 2020
- Latest Major Action March 12, 2020
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- Introduced in House - March 12, 2020
Bill Summary
Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act This bill provides employees with up to 12 weeks paid leave for a qualifying purpose during a public-health emergency with respect to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, an employee may use such leave if the employee is ordered or recommended to self-quarantine by a government official or health care provider, caring for a family member who has been ordered or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 12, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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 12, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Robert C. Scott (D-Va.) |