Parental Bereavement Act of 2013

Summary

Parental Bereavement Act of 2013 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay. Applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.

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Timeline

1. 4 February 2013

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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2. 4 February 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 4 February 2013 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 February 2013

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 February 2013

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 February 2013

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Sponsors

• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act