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S5168Referred to Committee

A bill to provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-29
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz
Democrat · HI · Senator
Votes with party: 84.6% (865 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001194

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Alex Padilla (D-CA)Original· 2026-07-29
  • Bernard Sanders (I-VT)Original· 2026-07-29
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Original· 2026-07-29
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)Original· 2026-07-29
  • Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)Original· 2026-07-29
  • Martin Heinrich (D-NM)Original· 2026-07-29
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)Original· 2026-07-29

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-07-29

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-07-29

Plain-English Summary

Federal employees would be able to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave per year for family and medical reasons, such as caring for a newborn, recovering from surgery, or dealing with a serious illness in the family. Currently, federal workers can take unpaid leave but often cannot afford to do so, so this would allow them to maintain their paychecks while handling important personal matters. The change would affect roughly 2 million federal workers across government agencies.

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