# 118-hr-856: Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act

118-hr-856, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-856
- Congress: 118
- Title: Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2023-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 56
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act

## Cosponsors (56)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2023-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2023-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2023-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2023-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2023-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2023-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2023-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2023-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2023-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2024-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2024-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2024-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2024-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2024-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2024-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2024-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2024-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2024-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2024-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2024-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2024-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2024-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2024-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2024-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/856)

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