Congress·In Committee·H.R. 3404

FAIR Leave Act

Family Leave: Full Benefits for Married Couples

May 14, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 14 months

The FAIR Leave Act is currently sitting in several House committees where it has not received a vote. Nothing has happened with this bill since May 2025, which is a period of 13 months. Because no action has been taken in over a year, the bill is considered stalled.

Legislative Progress

House

No action since May 2025

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How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 5037 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 5037 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill changes the law to make sure married couples who work for the same company get the same amount of time off as everyone else.
Right now, if a husband and wife work for the same boss, they often have to share one 12-week block of unpaid leave for things like having a baby or caring for a sick parent.
The new rule would let each person take their own full 12 weeks of leave, giving the family more time to handle big life changes without losing their job security.
This removes a rule that many people feel unfairly punishes married couples compared to coworkers who are not married or who work at different companies.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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May 14, 2025House

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.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

May 14, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

FAIR Leave Act

Bill NumberHR 3404

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.