United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5808 (117th)
New Parents Act of 2021
Introduced
1 November 2021
Last action
1 November 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Sponsors
Ann Wagner, Dan Crenshaw, Rodney Davis, Mario Diaz-Balart, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Blake Moore, Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 January 2026
Summary
New Parents Act of 2021 This bill allows parents to use a portion of their Social Security benefits for up to three months of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. To receive the parental leave benefit, parents must choose to either increase their retirement age or temporarily receive a reduction in Social Security benefits upon retirement, as specified.
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Timeline
1 November 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Source: Committee
1 November 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 November 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 November 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 November 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 November 2021
Sponsors
- Ann Wagner · R · Sponsor
- Dan Crenshaw · R · Sponsor
- Rodney Davis · R · Sponsor
- Mario Diaz-Balart · R · Sponsor
- Blaine Luetkemeyer · R · Sponsor
- Blake Moore · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → New Parents Act of 2021
- related to ← Providing for Life Act
- related to ← Providing for Life Act
- related to ← New Parents Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5808
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5808
- us · 117-hr-5808 · source updated 21 January 2026