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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR3089119th CongressWALLET
More Paid Leave for More Americans Act
Sponsored By: Representative Bice
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create federal support to expand state paid family leave programs by offering competitive grants and by building an interstate network to coordinate multi‑State claims and standards. It sets minimum benefit rules, funding priorities, and a process for States to join a common agreement for cross‑State workers.
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- Families and workers: Would require State programs to offer at least 6 weeks of paid family leave and use a tiered formula to calculate weekly pay, with a weekly cap equal to 150% of the State's average weekly wage.
- States: Would provide competitive grants to States that meet the minimum standards and join the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network, with awards capped at $7 million and a floor of $1.5 million. Grants can pay for startup costs, benefits, software, outreach, and technical help.
- Multistate employers and workers: Would create the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network to produce a single interstate agreement, an employer‑plan equivalency standard, and funding for a national intermediary to build interoperable technology and support interstate claims.
*Would authorize appropriations of about $39.8 million in FY2026, $79.6 million in FY2027, and $145.9 million in FY2028, increasing federal spending over those years.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Paid family leave rules for workers
If your State uses this model, you could get at least 6 weeks of paid family leave for a birth or adoption, used within 12 months of the event. Your weekly pay would be your average weekly earnings times 67% to 50%, based on how your last year’s earnings compare to the 4-person poverty line, and capped at 150% of your State’s average weekly wage. Weekly earnings means your State unemployment-law earnings divided by 52. If you work for more than one employer, you could get payments from each, but your total cannot be above the State cap. To qualify, you would need 12 months with that employer and 1,250 hours in the past year (measured under FLSA rules).
Help for small businesses with paid leave
States could use these grants to help small businesses pay employer payroll contributions and cover admin costs like staffing, tech, and customer service for State paid leave. Each State would decide which businesses count as small.
Grants to help States build programs
The bill would create competitive and annual grants to States that adopt the model paid leave law and join the interstate network. Competitive awards would be $1.5 million to $7 million, and annual conforming or implementation grants would be $1.5 million to $8 million, subject to funding. States could use funds for startup, benefits for births or adoptions, software, outreach, and to reduce employer burdens. Applications would get priority if they use off‑the‑shelf software, expand access where it is now low, avoid long‑term federal reliance, and serve low‑income people. The Secretary would not favor States just for going above the bill’s minimum benefits.
Interstate network and easier multi-state claims
The bill would set up an interstate paid leave network so States can align terms and systems. It would publish a roadmap within 12 months, meet at least three times a year, and set shared definitions, privacy rules, and wage checks. It would include a test to judge if employer plans are equal to State plans, using BLS wage data. Workers with jobs in more than one participating State could have one State process a claim using combined work history. States must participate in good faith or risk grant payments being held back; a national intermediary would support the network for five years, subject to funding.
Funding authorized for paid leave grants
The bill would authorize about $39.8 million for FY2026, $79.6 million for FY2027, and $145.9 million for FY2028 to carry out Title I. It would also allow up to $8.824 million per year for the national intermediary and up to $35.296 million per year each for two types of State grants in FY2026–FY2028 (about $79.4 million per year total across those lines). These amounts would still need a separate appropriation to be spent.
Employers could run their own plans
Employers could choose to self-administer paid family leave if their plan meets or beats the State program. This could cut paperwork for some employers, but rules and oversight may differ by employer. If enacted, this would start upon enactment.
Smaller cut to tariff enforcement funds
This bill would change a prior law to lower a rescission related to Tariff Act enforcement from $20 million to $10 million. This is a technical funding change and would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bice
OK • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]
LA • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Feenstra
IA • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
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