HR 1035 United States House · 119th Congress

Job Protection Act

This bill expands access to family and medical leave under the FMLA by reducing the required employment period from 12 months to 90 days for most workers. It also lowers the employer size threshold from "50 or more employees" to "1 or more employees," requiring nearly all employers to provide this leave. The changes specifically apply to private-sector workers, federal employees (covered under Title 5), and congressional staff, removing previous eligibility barriers. Key provisions include updating definitions in the FMLA and modifying federal employee leave rules to align with the 90-day requirement. This directly affects millions of workers who previously had to wait a full year for leave eligibility.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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Lauren Underwood
DDemocratic
IL
14
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
NY
14
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Photo of André Carson
André Carson
DDemocratic
IN
7
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Photo of Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
MA
7
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Photo of Betty McCollum
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
MN
4
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Photo of Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
NJ
12
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Christopher R. Deluzio
DDemocratic
PA
17
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Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
NY
10
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Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
IL
7
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Debbie Dingell
DDemocratic
MI
6
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Dina Titus
DDemocratic
NV
1