S 2935 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Parental Bereavement Act of 2021

Summary

Parental Bereavement Act of 2021 or the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act This bill entitles an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Such an employee may substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay. The bill applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Oct 5, 2021 Last action Oct 5, 2021

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Full legislative history

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Total actions

2

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Committee

1

Oct 5, 2021

Committee

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

upper

Oct 5, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Chris Van Hollen

Edward J. Markey

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Patrick J. Leahy

Richard Blumenthal

Richard J. Durbin

Sheldon Whitehouse