Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8158
Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act
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Introduced 2026-03-30Topic: labor · health care · civil rightsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require employers with 5 or more employees, including government employers, to give each employee 96 hours of paid leave at the start of each calendar year for reproductive health needs. Employees could use the leave for symptoms of conditions such as menstruation, endometriosis, and menopause, or for reproductive health care such as fertility treatment, abortion, hysterectomy, and vasectomy. Unused leave would not carry over to the next year or be paid out when a job ends. Employers could not punish workers for using the leave and would have to post notices about it, with fines of up to $100 per day for willful notice violations. The Department of Labor would enforce the law, and workers could also sue employers in court.
Sponsors
- Yassamin Ansari Democrat sponsor
- 28 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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 |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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 |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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 |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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 |
| 2026-03-30 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-03-30 | Introduced in House | introduce |