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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.

10/10/2007--Introduced.

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2007 - 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 employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) eight administrative weeks of paid leave in connection with the birth or placement involved; and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave.

Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to allow the same substitution for covered congressional employees.

Latest Actions
  • 10/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
  • 10/10/2007 - 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.
  • 10/10/2007 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
  • 10/10/2007 - Referred to House House Administration
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.3799 Introduced in House10/13/2007