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To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to reduce the qualifying time for a spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces to take leave.
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to reduce the qualifying time for a spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces to take leave.
Summary
This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to reduce the employment duration requirement for spouses of active duty Armed Forces members who need to take family and medical leave. Under current law, employees must generally be employed for 12 months before qualifying for FMLA leave; this bill creates a special provision allowing spouses of active duty service members to qualify for leave after only 90 calendar days of employment with their employer. The reduced qualifying period is intended to provide flexibility for military spouses who may need to take leave related to their spouse's active duty service.
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Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY)
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
Actions (2)
- Jul 10, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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. · house
- Jul 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 10, 2025
Ms. Strickland (for herself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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
A BILL
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to reduce the qualifying time for a spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces to take leave.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.
Section 101(2) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is amended by inserting at the end the following:
“(F) Spouse of a member of the armed forces participating in covered active duty.—In the case of an employee who is a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is participating in covered active duty, in lieu of the definition in subparagraph (A), the term ‘eligible employee’ means an employee who has been employed for at least 90 calendar days by the employer with respect to whom leave is requested.”. <all>
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