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Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.

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6/19/2008--Passed House amended. Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the:
(1) birth of a child; or
(2) placement of a child with the empl... morehide bill summary

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Number	Status	Purpose
H.Amdt1097	Offered	An amendment numbered 1 printed in House report 110-718 to make certain technical and conforming changes to the bill, would strike a requirement for a study by the Government Accountability Office, and would make section 4 not effective with respect to births or placements occurring within 6 months of the enactment of the Act.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 14, 2008		June 19, 2008

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June 19, 2008Roll call number 428 in the House
Question: On Passage: H R 5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 64%	Result: Passed

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
June 19, 2008	House	H.R.5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 On Passage: H R 5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act	278	146	Passed	See Vote
June 19, 2008	House	H.R.5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act	206	220	Failed	See Vote
June 19, 2008	House	H.R.5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 5781	422	0	Agreed to	See Vote

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Jul 21, 2008: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Jun 20, 2008: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 19, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5781.
Jun 19, 2008: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5781 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
Jun 19, 2008: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1277.
Jun 19, 2008: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 5781.
Passed roll in the House on Jun 19, 2008. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 278 - 146 (Roll no. 428).
Jun 19, 2008: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 220 (Roll no. 427).
Jun 19, 2008: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Jun 19, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jordan motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment that an employee who is a father and who is not in compliance with a court ordered child support arrangement shall not be eligible for any paid leave.
Jun 19, 2008: Mr. Jordan moved to recommit with instructions to Oversight and Government.
Jun 19, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1277, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davis(IL) amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
Jun 19, 2008: Rule H. Res. 1277 passed House.
Jun 17, 2008: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1277 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5781 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
Jun 17, 2008: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H. Rept. 110-624, Part II.
Jun 17, 2008: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Oversight and Government, H. Rept. 110-624, Part II.
Added to calendar on May 08, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389..
May 08, 2008: Committee on House Administration discharged.
May 08, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-624, Part I.
May 08, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H. Rept. 110-624, Part I.
Apr 16, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Added to calendar on Apr 16, 2008: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 10..
Added to calendar on Apr 16, 2008: Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 10..
Apr 16, 2008: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 2008: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee .
Apr 15, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Added to calendar on Apr 15, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended)..
Apr 14, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Introduced on Apr 14, 2008.
Apr 14, 2008: Referred to House House Administration
Apr 14, 2008: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

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June 26, 2008 Paid maternity leave

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June 25, 2008 House Passes Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees

The bill, HR 5781, approved on a 279-146 vote, allows employees to take another eight weeks of unpaid leave after paid leave is exhausted. ...

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June 22, 2008 What Congress has in store

The measure, HR 5781, was passed as a stand-alone bill and not as part of a spending bill. The White House is threatening to veto the measure, ...

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January 02, 2009 IN SUPPORT OF CAROLYN MALONEY FOR HRC SEAT: AP tries to make Caro ...

Congresswoman Maloneyâs Paid Leave for Federal Workers bill (H.R. 5781), which recently passed the House of Representatives, is an important first step toward providing paid leave for all working families for the birth or adoption of a ...

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October 22, 2008 Praying to End Abortion. How many think that it will actually work ...

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October 01, 2008 NOW - Help Pass Paid Leave for New Parents

In June, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed their version of the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (H.R.5781). Now it is the Senate's turn, and there are only a few short weeks left for them to sponsor and pass ...

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Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.

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