S3869Referred to Committee
Healthy Families Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-02-12
Introduced
34
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT · Senator
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (34)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)Original· 2026-02-12
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)Original· 2026-02-12
- Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)Original· 2026-02-12
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)Original· 2026-02-12
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)Original· 2026-02-12
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Original· 2026-02-12
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)Original· 2026-02-12
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)Original· 2026-02-12
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)Original· 2026-02-12
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)Original· 2026-02-12
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)Original· 2026-02-12
- Jack Reed (D-RI)Original· 2026-02-12
- John Fetterman (D-PA)Original· 2026-02-12
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)Original· 2026-02-12
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)Original· 2026-02-12
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)Original· 2026-02-12
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)Original· 2026-02-12
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)Original· 2026-02-12
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)Original· 2026-02-12
- Patty Murray (D-WA)Original· 2026-02-12
- Peter Welch (D-VT)Original· 2026-02-12
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Original· 2026-02-12
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)Original· 2026-02-12
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)Original· 2026-02-12
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)Original· 2026-02-12
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)Original· 2026-02-12
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)Original· 2026-02-12
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)Original· 2026-02-12
- Tina Smith (D-MN)Original· 2026-02-12
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)· 2026-02-25
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)· 2026-02-25
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)· 2026-03-25
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)· 2026-04-14
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)· 2026-05-14
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-02-12
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-02-12
Previously
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2026-02-12
Plain-English Summary
This bill would require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers, allowing employees to take time off for their own illness or to care for sick family members without losing pay. The law would apply to most private employers and would give workers a set number of paid sick days each year that they could use for medical appointments, preventive care, or caring for relatives. This would help workers avoid financial hardship when they or their loved ones get sick while also reducing the spread of illness in workplaces.
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Subjects
Labor and Employment
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