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119-hr-656119th CongressWALLET

Protecting Military Parental Leave Evaluations Act

Sponsored By: Representative Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]

Introduced

Summary

Protect service members from being penalized for taking parental leave. This bill would require the Department of Defense to exempt members who take parental leave longer than 31 consecutive days from performance evaluations and allow them to take that leave within two years after a birth, adoption, or placement without seeking a waiver.

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  • Military parents: Allows members to take paid parental leave under current law at any point within two years after a child's birth, adoption, or placement without needing a waiver.
  • Service members' evaluations: Exempts members who take parental leave that exceeds 31 consecutive days from receiving a performance evaluation.
  • Department of Defense and oversight: Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue implementing regulations within 180 days and to report to the Armed Services committees on how the rules are put into place.

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stronger parental leave protections for service members

If enacted, the Pentagon would have 180 days to issue rules. You could take your 12 weeks of military parental leave anytime within two years after birth, adoption, or placement, without a waiver. If you take more than 31 straight days of this leave, you would be exempt from a performance evaluation for that period. The Department of Defense would also report to Congress on how it put these rules in place.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]

OK • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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