Flexible Leave Act

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Introduced 2026-02-11Topic: labor · health care · social services

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This bill would change the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), the federal law that gives certain workers unpaid, job-protected leave. It would let workers take FMLA leave in separate blocks of time or on a reduced work schedule, rather than all at once. This would apply to leave covered by the law's main leave categories and its military caregiver leave, subject to existing rules about notice and scheduling. The bill would also remove parts of the law that require medical certification supporting the need for leave taken in separate blocks or on a reduced schedule.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-02-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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.	refer
2026-02-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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.	refer
2026-02-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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.	refer
2026-02-11		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-02-11		Introduced in House	introduce

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