United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 279 (109th)
Family and Medical Leave Protection Act of 2005
Introduced
6 January 2005
Last action
9 February 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sponsors
Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Family and Medical Leave Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to: (1) include nurse practitioners as health care providers, and domestic partners as spouses, for FMLA coverage purposes; and (2) extend from 12 to 24 workweeks the period of family or medical leave for spouses employed by the same employer.
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Timeline
6 January 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Government Reform, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Government Reform, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 February 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 January 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 January 2005
Sponsors
- Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
- · hsgo00 · Standing
- · hsha00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/279
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/279
- us · 109-hr-279 · source updated 23 March 2026