Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7948
To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees.
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Introduced 2026-03-16Topic: labor · veterans militarySummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would let employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs take federal family and medical leave to care for their spouse's parent. Under the bill, a parent of a VA employee's spouse would be treated as the employee's own parent when deciding if the employee qualifies for leave to care for a parent with a serious health condition. This would apply to all VA employees, including certain full-time Veterans Health Administration medical staff hired under a separate personnel system. The bill would apply regardless of other laws that might otherwise limit these employees' leave rights.
Sponsors
- Delia C. Ramirez Democrat sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. | refer |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 |
| 2026-03-16 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-03-16 | Introduced in House | introduce |