HR4351Referred to Committee
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.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-07-10
Introduced
13
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat · WA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (545 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001159
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (13)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2025-07-10
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2025-07-16
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)· 2025-07-29
- Wesley Bell (D-MO-1)· 2025-08-22
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3)· 2025-09-02
- Dave Min (D-CA-47)· 2025-09-30
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8)· 2025-12-12
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)· 2026-01-14
- Michael Guest (R-MS-3)· 2026-01-15
- Dina Titus (D-NV-1)· 2026-01-30
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2026-01-30
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16)· 2026-02-09
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2026-03-18
Latest Action
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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.
2025-07-10
Source: Congress.gov
Plain-English Summary
The bill would make it easier for spouses of active-duty military members to take unpaid time off work by reducing how long they need to have worked at their job before becoming eligible for leave under federal law. Currently, workers typically must be employed for 12 months before they can use Family and Medical Leave Act protections, but this change would lower that requirement specifically for military spouses. This would help military families manage the demands of deployment and military life without losing their jobs.
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Subjects
Labor and Employment
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