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119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jul 29, 2026
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Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act

Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian (D-HI)8 cosponsorsIntroduced Jul 29, 2026
In plain English

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced this bill to establish paid family and medical leave for federal employees across multiple agencies and branches of government. The bill extends leave coverage to employees of Congress, the Government Accountability Office, the Library of Congress, the Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Executive Office of the President, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the District of Columbia courts, and the District of Columbia public defender's office. The bill also applies paid leave requirements to congressional employees covered under the Congressional Accountability Act. The legislation was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 29, 2026.

What’s in the bill (7 sections)
  • Sec. 2. Paid family and medical leave for federal employees covered by
  • Sec. 3. Congressional employees under the congressional accountability
  • Sec. 4. Gao, library of congress, postal service, and postal regulatory
  • Sec. 5. Employees of the executive office of the president
  • Sec. 6. Faa and tsa employees
  • Sec. 7. Title 38 employees
  • Sec. 8. District of columbia courts and district of columbia public
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Jul 29
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the Senate floor.

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Activity timeline

Jul 29
Jul 29
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 29
Jul 29
Introduced in Senate
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All 2 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Jul 29
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 29
Introduced in Senate

All 8 cosponsors

7 Democrats · 0 Republicans · 1 Independent
Democrats (7)
Independents (1)
Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]VT

In the news

Bill expanding paid leave for feds is pared back in Senate - GovExec.com
Legislation Expanding Paid Leave Benefits Takes Step Forward - FEDweek
New proposal could give federal employees 12 weeks of paid family, medical leave - AL.com
Paid Leave for Federal Employees: New Senate Bill (S 5168) Explained - www.myfederalretirement.com
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