HR 5037 United States House · 118th Congress

FAIR Leave Act

The FAIR Leave Act (HR 5037) repeals a time limitation on leave for spouses that was part of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This provision previously restricted the amount of leave employees could take to care for a spouse with a serious health condition. By removing this restriction, the bill allows workers to take more leave without a prior cap for this specific purpose. The policy change directly affects employees needing leave to support a spouse's medical needs under the FMLA.

Sub-Topics: Paid Leave Labor Standards

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2023

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jul 27, 2023 Last action Jul 27, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jul 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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.

lower

Jul 27, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 27 co-sponsors