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S. 683 · 108th Congress

Military Families Leave Act of 2003

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4 cosponsors · 4 D

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Military Families Leave Act of 2003 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to 12 work weeks of leave during any 12-month period because a spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the employee is a member of the Armed Forces who is either on active duty in support of a contingency operation or has been notified of an…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 21, 2003
Military Families Leave Act of 2003 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to 12 work weeks of leave during any 12-month period because a spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the employee is a member of the Armed Forces who is either on active duty in support of a contingency operation or has been notified of an impending call or order to such status. Allows such leave only for issues relating to or resulting from such family member's military duty.

Amends Federal law to grant leave under the same conditions to civil service employees.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Military Families Leave Act of 2003

Latest action (Mar 21, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4281-4282)

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 21, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.