H.R. 3556House110th Congress (2007-2009)In Committee

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an additional 12 weeks of leave for a family member to care for a member of the Armed Forces who is seriously injured in combat.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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September 17, 2007

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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

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September 17, 2007

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

September 26, 2007

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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October 17, 2007

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 17, 2007

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3556

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 17, 2007

Mr. Rodriguez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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

A BILL

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an additional 12 weeks of leave for a family member to care for a member of the Armed Forces who is seriously injured in combat.

Additional leave for families of members of the armed forces

(a)

Amendment to FMLA

Section 102(a) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(3)

Additional leave for families of injured members of the Armed Forces

If leave is taken under paragraph (1)(C) to care for a spouse, parent, son, or daughter who is an injured member of the Armed Forces, an eligible employee shall be entitled to a total of 24 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period.

(b)

Definition

Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (13) as paragraphs (8) through (14), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

(7)

Injured member of the Armed Forces

The term injured member of the Armed Forces means a member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy for a serious combat-related injury or illness.