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H.R. 626 (111th): Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009

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To provide that 4 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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Sponsor and status

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Carolyn Maloney

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jun 8, 2009
Length: 11 pages
Introduced
Jan 22, 2009
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on June 4, 2009 but was never passed by the Senate.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

55 Cosponsors (52 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Release: Connolly Addresses Retired and Active Federal Employees”
    — Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA11] (Co-sponsor) on May 3, 2009

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History

May 25, 2000
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4567 (106th).
Mar 7, 2002
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3915 (107th).
May 1, 2003
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1934 (108th).
Apr 6, 2006
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5148 (109th).
Jul 24, 2007
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3158 (110th).
Oct 10, 2007
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3799 (110th).
Apr 8, 2008
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5718 (110th).
Jun 19, 2008
 
Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5781 (110th).
Jan 22, 2009
 
Introduced

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May 6, 2009
 
Ordered Reported

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Jun 4, 2009
 
Rules Change — Agreed To

This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 501 (111th).
Jun 4, 2009
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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Feb 10, 2011
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 616 (112th).
Feb 5, 2013
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 517 (113th).
Jan 26, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 532 (114th).
Feb 13, 2017
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1022 (115th).

H.R. 626 (111th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 626. This is the one from the 111th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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