To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to reduce the qualifying time for a spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces to take leave.
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
Introduced
Summary
90-day eligibility for military spouses. This bill would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to let an employee who is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces participating in covered active duty be an "eligible employee" after at least 90 calendar days of employment with the employer. The change applies only to spouses of service members on covered active duty and leaves other FMLA eligibility rules unchanged. The section does not set a sunset, phase-in, or effective date.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
90-day FMLA for military spouses
If enacted, this bill would let spouses of service members on covered active duty qualify for FMLA. They would qualify after 90 calendar days of employment with the employer you ask for leave from.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
McDonald Rivet
MI • D
Sponsored 12/12/2025
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
MS • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Roll Call Votes
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