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119-hr-4351119th CongressWALLET

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 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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Bill Overview

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.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

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

  • Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]

    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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