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H.R. 7952House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Coast Guard Reserve Parental Leave Parity Act

Sponsored by Jeff JacksonRep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC)
Introduced April 11, 2024

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The Coast Guard Reserve Parental Leave Parity Act changes federal law so that members of the Coast Guard Reserve are eligible for the same parental leave benefits that other service members receive. It updates Title 10 to include the Coast Guard Reserve in the parental‑leave provisions, affecting Reserve personnel and their families.

Key Provisions

  • Amends Section 711 of Title 10 by removing language that limits parental leave to members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force, thereby extending the benefit to Coast Guard Reserve members.
  • Redesignates the amended section as Section 710a as a technical correction.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

April 11, 2024

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Introduced in House

April 11, 2024

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

April 11, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 11, 2024

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118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7952

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 11, 2024

Mr. Jackson of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend parental leave to members of the Coast Guard Reserve.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard Reserve Parental Leave Parity Act.

2.

Extension of parental leave to members of the Coast Guard Reserve

(a)

Extension

Section 711 of chapter 40 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking is a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who.

(b)

Technical correction

Such section is redesignated as section 710a of such title.