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15_H532
on Jan 26, 2015
Bill Sponsorship: H.R.532
Source: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
Congressional Summary: Allows federal employees six administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with birth.Supporters reasons for voting YEA: Rep. Maloney (D-NY): Since the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1993, individuals and their families have benefited from up to 12 weeks of unpaid job protected leave to care for a new child, sick family member, or a loved one recovering from a serious health condition. This landmark law has been used 200 million times by men and women across the nation. FMLA provides unpaid leave, which means families must choose between foregoing a paycheck and caring for a loved one. Most families today no longer have a stay-at-home parent to care for a new child, and few can afford to go without pay for any length of time. This legislation that provides federal employees with 6 weeks of paid leave following the birth, adoption, or fostering of a child.
Opponents reasons for voting NAY: (Washington Post, Jan. 26, 2015): The Office of Management and Budget has said that creating six weeks of paid parental leave would cost $250 million annually, a cost it said would be covered within agency budgets for salaries and expenses and would fit within discretionary funding caps. Opponents reasons for voting NAY: (Countable.us: "Argument Opposed"): Not all new parents that work for the federal government need 6 weeks of paid leave. This mandate would be costly and could reduce the productivity of federal organizations and congressional offices.
Updated with Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017
- Topic: Families & Children
- Headline: Six weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees
- Headline 2: Six weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 15_H532 |
| Alma Adams |
s1o | North Carolina Democratic House Member | Feb 5, 2015
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| Joyce Beatty |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Don Beyer |
s1o | Virginia Democratic House Member | Jan 26, 2015
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| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Feb 13, 2015
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| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Anthony Brown |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Mar 9, 2017 |
| Salud Carbajal |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Matt Cartwright |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Katherine Clark |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Yvette Clarke |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Feb 25, 2015
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| Gerry Connolly |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Jim Cooper |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 28, 2015
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| Danny Davis |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Susan Davis |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Diana DeGette |
s1o | Colorado Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| John Delaney |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Rosa DeLauro |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | May 2, 2017 |
| Ted Deutch |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Tammy Duckworth |
s1o | IL Democratic Senate candidate | Feb 5, 2015
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| Eliot Engel |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Anna Eshoo |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Dwight Evans |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jul 28, 2017 |
| Chaka Fattah |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Bill Foster |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 13, 2015
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| Lois Frankel |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Feb 25, 2015
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| John Garamendi |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Al Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Feb 3, 2015
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| Alcee Hastings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Steny Hoyer |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Jared Huffman |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 30, 2017 |
| Pramila Jayapal |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Hakeem Jeffries |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Hank Johnson |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Bill Keating |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Derek Kilmer |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| James Langevin |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Rick Larsen |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Brenda Lawrence |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Sander Levin |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Ted Lieu |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Mar 9, 2017 |
| Zoe Lofgren |
s1o | California Democrat | Aug 3, 2018 |
| Alan Lowenthal |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 3, 2015
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| Carolyn Maloney |
s2p | New York Democrat/Liberal | |
| Sean Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Betty McCollum |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Jan 28, 2015
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| Jim McGovern |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Grace Meng |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Gwen Moore |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Jerrold Nadler |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Donald Norcross |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Mar 4, 2015
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| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Frank Pallone |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Mar 23, 2017 |
| Donald Payne |
s1o | New Jersey Former Democrat(Deceased 2012) | Feb 13, 2015
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| Chellie Pingree |
s1o | Maine Democrat | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Jared Polis |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor | Jan 28, 2015
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| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Charles Rangel |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Jan 26, 2015
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| Jamie Raskin |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 28, 2015
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| Dutch Ruppersberger |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Bobby Rush |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Tim Ryan |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| John Sarbanes |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Feb 25, 2015
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| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Jose Serrano |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Carol Shea-Porter |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Albio Sires |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Darren Soto |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Jackie Speier |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 3, 2015
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| Eric Swalwell |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 3, 2015
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| Mark Takano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Dina Titus |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Niki Tsongas |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 26, 2015
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| Nydia Velazquez |
s1o | New York Democrat/Working-Families | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Peter Welch |
s1o | Vermont Democrat | Jan 28, 2015
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Republicans
participating in 15_H532 |
| Barbara Comstock |
s1o | Virginia Republican House Member | Feb 25, 2015
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Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
85
Republicans:
1
Independents:
1 |
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