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H.R. 6938 (117th)

Job Protection Act

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Introduced

3 March 2022

Last action

3 March 2022 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.

Sponsors

Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Marie Newman, Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

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Summary

Job Protection Act This bill reduces from 12 months to 90 days the employment period required for employees (including federal employees) to become eligible for family and medical leave. Additionally, the bill makes the family and medical leave requirements applicable to all employers (currently, the requirements apply to employers with 50 or more employees).

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Timeline

  1. 3 March 2022

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 March 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 March 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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