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119-s-1440119th CongressWALLET

Uniformed Services Leave Parity Act

Sponsored By: Senator Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

Passed Senate

Summary

Provides leave parity for Public Health Service (PHS) commissioned officers and their beneficiaries with Army commissioned officers. It adds a cross-reference to Chapter 40, Leave into the list of rights for PHS officers and removes the older, separate PHS leave provision to standardize leave rules across these uniformed services.

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  • Public Health Service commissioned officers: Gain the same leave rights that Title 10 gives Army commissioned officers through the addition of Chapter 40, Leave to the PHS statute.
  • Beneficiaries of PHS officers: Receive the same access to leave-related benefits as beneficiaries of Army officers under the new cross-reference.
  • Federal statutory framework: Repeals the prior leave provision, Section 219 of the Public Health Service Act, to align PHS law with the Chapter 40 leave rules and simplify statutory authority.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Equal leave for Public Health Service officers

If enacted, commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service would get the same leave rules as military officers under Chapter 40. These rights would also apply to their dependents and other beneficiaries where those rules provide benefits. The bill would repeal the old separate PHS leave law so Chapter 40 rules would govern instead. The change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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