Congress·In Committee·S. 437

Caring for All Families Act

Congress proposes expanded job-protected leave to cover more family caregivers and school activities

Feb 5, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: Congress Proposes Expanding FMLA to Chosen Family and School Activities

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Companion bill: Congress proposes expanding job-protected leave to cover more relatives and add limited time for school activities →

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Reintroduced from S. 242 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
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Expands job-protected family leave so workers can care for more people, including a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, and certain other relatives.
Also lets workers take leave to care for someone who feels like family, even without a legal or biological relationship, if there is a close family-like bond.
Creates a new, limited leave option for parents and grandparents to attend school or community activities and handle routine family health needs.
Sets limits for this new leave: up to 4 hours in a 30-day period and up to 24 hours in a 12-month period, and it can be taken in small chunks.
Applies these changes both to many private-sector workers covered by federal family leave law and to federal employees under similar rules.

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Feb 5, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S668-671)

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Feb 5, 2025

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Caring for All Families Act

Bill NumberS 437

Congress119th Congress

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Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S668-671)

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