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To establish an entitlement to a supplemental period of unpaid parental leave for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary
The bill establishes an entitlement for Department of Veterans Affairs employees to four administrative weeks of unpaid parental leave during any 12-month period. This leave is available for the birth of a child or for placement of a child through adoption or foster care. The entitlement must be used within the 12-month period beginning on the date of the birth or placement. This unpaid leave is in addition to any other parental leave benefits to which VA employees are already entitled under federal law.
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Sponsor (1)
63 cosponsors
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP)
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA)
Actions (5)
- Apr 15, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
- Apr 15, 2026 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Apr 14, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. · house
- Mar 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 24, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 24, 2026
Ms. Bynum (for herself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To establish an entitlement to a supplemental period of unpaid parental leave for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 “Supporting VA Families Act”.
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL PERIOD OF UNPAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES.
(a) Unpaid Parental Leave.—
(1) In general.—Notwithstanding section 7421 of title 38, United States Code, or any other provision of law, an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs (including an employee who is appointed in the Veterans Health Administration under any provision of chapter 74 of such title on a full-time basis in a position listed in section 7421(b) of such title) shall be entitled to four administrative weeks of leave without pay during any 12-month period due to—
(A) the birth of a son or daughter of the employee and to care for such son or daughter; or
(B) the placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption or foster care.
(2) Expiration.—The entitlement to leave under paragraph
(1) shall expire at the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date of such birth or placement.
(b) Supplement, Not Supplant.—The entitlement to leave under subsection (a) shall be in addition to any entitlement to leave under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or, as applicable, section 7425(c) of title 38, United States Code.
(c) Definitions.—In this section, the terms “employee” and “son or daughter” have the meanings given such terms in section 6831 of title 5, United States Code. <all>
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