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H.R. 851 (105th)

Battered Women's Employment Protection Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

26 February 1997

Last action

14 March 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Sponsors

Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42]

Subjects

Taxation

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23 March 2026

Taxation

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Summary

Battered Women's Employment Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to unemployment tax to require appropriate State laws to provide for unemployment compensation for an individual separated from employment due to circumstances directly resulting from the individual's experience of domestic violence. Amends the Social Security Act to require State laws approved under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to provide for training for claims reviewers and hearing personnel in the nature of domestic violence, and in methods of ascertaining its existence, so that employment separations stemming from domestic violence are reliably screened, identified, and adjudicated. (Sec. 4) Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to entitle an employee to such leave: (1) in order to care for the employee's child or parent, if such child or parent is addressing domestic violence and its effects; or (2) because the employee is addressing domestic violence and its effects, the employee is unable to perform any of the functions of the employee's position. Allows leave, in such cases, to be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule. Allows the employee to elect, or the employer to require, substitution of accrued paid leave for such leave. Sets forth provisions Provides for certification and confidentiality of domestic violence information involved in such cases. (Sec. 5) Amends specified Federal law to provide for entitlement to leave for Federal employees in such domestic violence situations. (Sec. 6) Allows unemployment compensation or leave benefits under other laws, collective bargaining agreements, or employment benefit programs greater then those provided by this Act; but prohibits diminishment of the rights and benefits established by this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 26 February 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House Ways and Means

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 February 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Government Reform and Oversight, and House Oversight, 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

  3. 26 February 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 February 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 5 March 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

    Source: Committee

  6. 14 March 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Source: Committee

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