CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Joni Ernst (R-IA)

FAIR Leave Act

S. 3321 · Senate bill Labor and Employment

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the FAIR Leave Act, aims to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. The primary purpose of the legislation is to repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals who are employed by the same employer. By repealing Section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the bill seeks to change how leave is managed for spouses.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +3

    Would middle-income households be better off under this?

    Providing more flexible leave options benefits married middle-class workers employed by the same company.

  • Scored +2

    Would women be better off under this?

    Removing leave limitations for spouses can provide more flexibility for women navigating family and caregiving responsibilities.

  • Scored +2

    Would men be better off under this?

    Removing leave limitations for spouses can provide more flexibility for men navigating family and caregiving responsibilities.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.