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Military Family Leave Act of 2024

USA118th CongressHR-7559| House 
| Updated: 3/6/2024
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (13)
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James C. Moylan (Republican)Mary Sattler Peltola (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Military Family Leave Act of 2024 This bill entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Such leave may (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate. Additionally, the bill (1) allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request, (2) provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave, and (3) prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8289
Military Family Leave Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7841
Military Family Leave Act of 2022
Mar 6, 2024
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8289
    Military Family Leave Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7841
    Military Family Leave Act of 2022


  • March 6, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • March 6, 2024
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Military Family Leave Act of 2024

USA118th CongressHR-7559| House 
| Updated: 3/6/2024
Military Family Leave Act of 2024 This bill entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Such leave may (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate. Additionally, the bill (1) allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request, (2) provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave, and (3) prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8289
Military Family Leave Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7841
Military Family Leave Act of 2022
Mar 6, 2024
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8289
    Military Family Leave Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7841
    Military Family Leave Act of 2022


  • March 6, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • March 6, 2024
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (13)
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James C. Moylan (Republican)Mary Sattler Peltola (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted