To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees.
Sponsored by Delia C. Ramirez DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Armed Forces and National Security.
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Cosponsors
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Actions
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
- Introduced in House
- Introduced in House
Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee (House)Referred To, March 16, 2026
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee (House)Referred To, March 16, 2026
Hearings
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Who lobbied on this bill
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