Job Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1035 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1035

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to expand employees eligible 
 for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2025

Ms. Underwood (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Chu, Ms. Meng, Mr. Takano, 
Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Magaziner, 
 Mr. Beyer, Ms. Pressley, Ms. McBride, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Kennedy of New 
York, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Titus, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Bonamici, 
  Mrs. McBath, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Gomez, Ms. 
   Sanchez, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. 
   Dingell, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Casar, Mr. Casten, Mr. 
Moulton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Mullin, Mr. McGarvey, 
  Mr. Khanna, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
  Lynch, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Davis of 
   North Carolina, Mr. Thanedar, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Brown, Mrs. Watson 
    Coleman, and Ms. Omar) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition 
to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government 
 Reform, 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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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to expand employees eligible 
 for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Job Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(2) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``employed--'' and all 
        that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting 
        ``employed for at least 90 days by the employer with respect to 
        whom leave is requested under section 102.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``does not include--'' 
        and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and 
        inserting ``does not include any Federal officer or employee 
        covered under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United 
        States Code (as added by title II of this Act).'';
            (3) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
            (4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (C).
    (b) Federal Employees.--
            (1) In general.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 6381(1)(B), by striking ``12 
                months'' and inserting ``90 days''; and
                    (B) in section 6382(d)(2)(E), by striking ``12 
                months'' and inserting ``90 days''.
            (2) Presidential employees.--Section 412(a)(2)(B) of title 
        3, United States Code, is amended by striking ``12 months and 
        for at least 1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 
        months'' and inserting ``90 days''.
            (3) Congressional employees.--Section 202(a)(2)(B) of the 
        Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
        1312(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``12 months and for at 
        least 1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 months'' 
        and inserting ``90 days''.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO LEAVE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 101(4)(A)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2611(4)(A)(i)) is 
amended by striking ``50 or more employees'' and all that follows 
through the end of the clause and inserting ``1 or more employees;''.
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