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The bill expands job‑protected leave and creates a refundable stillbirth tax credit to give bereaved parents workplace protection and direct financial relief, but it introduces privacy and documentation requirements and modest administrative and fiscal costs that may complicate access and raise burdens for employers, agencies, and some families.
Employees (private and federal) who experience a spontaneous loss of an unborn child can take job‑protected leave (including intermittent or reduced‑schedule leave when medically necessary) to recover and attend medical or counseling appointments.
Workers can substitute available paid leave for this leave category, helping preserve income during recovery.
The bill clarifies notice and medical‑certification rules for employers and federal agencies, creating a more predictable process for requesting and approving leave.
Employees may be required to provide sensitive medical certification to employers or agencies, which can feel invasive and raise privacy concerns.
Timely notice and documentation requirements may be difficult to meet after an unplanned loss, potentially delaying or blocking access to leave when employees cannot obtain certification quickly.
The refundable stillbirth credit excludes taxpayers without eligible Social Security numbers and may force some filers to disclose sensitive identity data, both creating equity and privacy concerns.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Adds FMLA and federal civil-service leave for spontaneous prenatal loss and creates a refundable stillbirth tax credit equal to the child tax credit amount.
Adds a new FMLA-qualifying reason for employees and federal civil servants: a “spontaneous loss of an unborn child,” with rights to leave (including intermittent or reduced schedule leave when medically necessary), paid-leave substitution, notice, and medical certification rules. Creates a new refundable federal tax credit for people who experienced a stillbirth and received a State-issued certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, equal in dollar amount to the child tax credit for the year.
Introduced September 16, 2025 by Ashley Hinson · Last progress September 16, 2025