# 119-s-1348: Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act

119-s-1348, Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1348
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would bar employers from recouping employer-paid health insurance premiums when an employee does not return because of the birth of a child.** It would also require employers to notify eligible employees that they cannot recover those premiums for birth-related leave. - Families and new parents: New parents would not face employer demands to repay premiums paid to keep their coverage if they do not return to work because of childbirth. Eligible employees would receive clear notice of this protection when taking birth-related leave. - Employers and HR teams: Employers would be prohibited from seeking premium repayments in these birth cases and would need to update leave notices and benefits processes to reflect the new rule. - Legal change: The bill would add "the birth of a son or daughter of the employee" to FMLA Section 104(c)(2)(B) and add a new paragraph requiring employers to provide notice to eligible employees taking birth-related leave.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No premium payback after birth: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would add the birth of a child to FMLA rules that bar employers from recovering health-insurance premiums. If you are eligible for FMLA and take leave for a birth, your employer would not be able to reclaim premiums it paid when you fail to return due to that birth. Employers…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025
- 119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act
- 119-s-62: America First Act
- 119-s-4280: SAFE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1348 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1348)

## Related
- [119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5653)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1801)
- [119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1249)
- [119-s-62: America First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-62)
- [119-s-4280: SAFE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1348 (as of 2025-12-21).