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To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow all leave to be taken on an intermittent schedule.
Summary
The bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow all covered leave to be taken on an intermittent basis or on a reduced leave schedule, expanding which types of leave can be taken in smaller increments rather than in continuous blocks. Currently, FMLA allows intermittent leave only in certain circumstances; this bill removes those restrictions. The bill also removes certification requirements that previously applied to intermittent leave requests. These changes give employees greater flexibility in how they use their FMLA entitlements. The amendments modify Section 102(b) and Section 103(b) of the existing FMLA.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Sarah Mcbride’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION $28,000
- GOOGLE LLC $25,863
- NULL $17,300
- YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR LLP $16,225
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE $15,745
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Sarah Mcbride → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 11, 2026 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
- Feb 11, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2026
Ms. McBride (for herself and Mrs. Luna) 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 allow all leave to be taken on an intermittent schedule.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Flexible Leave Act”.
SEC. 2. INTERMITTENT LEAVE UNDER THE FMLA.
(a) Intermittent Leave.—Section 102(b) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)) is amended in paragraph (1) by striking the first three sentences and inserting the following: “Subject to paragraph (2), paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (e), and subsection (f) of section 103 (as appropriate), leave under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.”.
(b) Removal of Certification Requirement for Intermittent Leave.— Section 103(b) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by adding “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4)(B), striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and (7). <all>
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