Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and Ways and Means, 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.
H.R. 5397 expands the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow eligible employees to take unpaid leave following the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy (miscarriage or stillbirth). The bill applies to both private-sector employees covered by the existing Family and Medical Leave Act and federal civil service employees, allowing them to take intermittent or reduced-schedule leave when medically necessary, with employers able to require medical certification. Additionally, the legislation creates a new federal tax credit equal to the child tax credit amount (currently up to $2,000) for individuals who experienced a stillbirth during the tax year and have obtained a state-issued birth certificate documenting the stillbirth. The tax credit becomes effective for tax years beginning after the bill's enactment, while the leave provisions take effect immediately upon passage.
Take Action
Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.