Last progress April 30, 2025 (7 months ago)
Introduced on April 30, 2025 by Stephanie I. Bice
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill helps states create or improve paid family leave. It sets up federal grants for states that, through a public‑private partnership, offer at least 6 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Pay would be partial: most workers would get about half of their weekly pay, while lower‑income workers could get up to about two‑thirds, with a weekly cap tied to the state’s average wage. States can allow employers to run their own equal or better plans.
States can use grant funds for startup work, software, outreach, and to pay benefits for births and adoptions. The bill also requires public reports and audits to show how funds are used and how many families are helped. It creates a national network to align state rules and make programs easier to use across state lines, with common definitions and processes, help for people who worked in more than one state, secure tech for sharing wage data, and yearly comparisons of state programs.