Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5397
HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act
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Introduced 2025-09-16Topic: labor · taxes · health careSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would add the loss of an unborn child through miscarriage or other unplanned loss as a reason workers can take unpaid, job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, covering both private-sector and federal civil service employees. The leave could be for the loss of the employee's own unborn child or their spouse's, and could be taken intermittently or on a reduced schedule when medically necessary. Employers could require a certificate from a health care provider, and employees could substitute paid leave. The bill would also create a refundable federal tax credit, equal to the Child Tax Credit amount, for people who have a stillbirth during the tax year and receive a state certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
Sponsors
- Ashley Hinson Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and Ways and Means, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and Ways and Means, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and Ways and Means, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and Ways and Means, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-16 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-16 | Introduced in House | introduce |