# 119-s-408: Job Protection Act

119-s-408, Job Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-408
- Congress: 119
- Title: Job Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Expands who can take and who must provide Family and Medical Leave.** This bill would lower the time an employee must work to qualify for leave and extend employer obligations so many more workers can access FMLA protections sooner. - Workers and families: Short-tenure employees could qualify after **90 days** instead of meeting a 12-month test. The bill also adjusts statutory exclusions and repeals some technical subparagraphs, which changes how eligibility is defined. - Employers and small businesses: Workplaces with **1 or more employees** would be subject to FMLA rules instead of the current 50-employee threshold, extending obligations to many small employers and sole proprietors. Coverage would apply to leave taken on or after enactment. - Federal, Presidential, and Congressional staff: The bill replaces the 12-month and 1,250-hour tests with a **90-day** standard for federal civil service, Presidential employees, and employees covered under the Congressional Accountability Act. That aligns government employees with the new private-sector eligibility standard.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Qualify for leave after 90 days: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let many workers qualify for job-protected family and medical leave after 90 days on the job instead of 12 months. The 90-day rule would apply across private, federal, Presidential, and congressional employment rules named in the bill. The bill would also remove two defin…
- Make nearly all employers follow FMLA: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would make nearly all employers subject to the Family and Medical Leave Act by changing the size test to "1 or more employees." It would require employers of any size to follow FMLA rules for leave. This change would apply to leave taken on or after the date the bill is enacte…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-408 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/408)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-408 (as of 2025-12-21).