# 116-hr-5993: VAlue FAAmily Act

116-hr-5993, VAlue FAAmily Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5993
- Congress: 116
- Title: VAlue FAAmily Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2020-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

VAlue FAAmily Act This bill provides employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Veterans Health Administration with the same family and medical leave benefits as other federal employees, beginning in FY2021. The bill also specifies that TSA screeners are eligible to receive family and medical leave benefits beginning in FY2021.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5993 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5993)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5993 (as of 2025-11-18).