# 117-hr-6938: Job Protection Act

117-hr-6938, Job Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6938
- Congress: 117
- Title: Job Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2022-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 67
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Job Protection Act This bill reduces from 12 months to 90 days the employment period required for employees (including federal employees) to become eligible for family and medical leave. Additionally, the bill makes the family and medical leave requirements applicable to all employers (currently, the requirements apply to employers with 50 or more employees).

## Cosponsors (67)

- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6938 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6938)

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