# 117-hr-7841: Military Family Leave Act of 2022

117-hr-7841, Military Family Leave Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7841
- Congress: 117
- Title: Military Family Leave Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced: 2022-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Military Family Leave Act of 2022 This bill entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Such leave may (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate. Additionally, the bill (1) allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request, (2) provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave, and (3) prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7841 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7841)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7841 (as of 2025-11-18).