To establish the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network to provide support and incentives for the development and adoption of an interstate agreement that facilitates streamlined benefit delivery, reduced administrative burden, and coordination and harmonization of State paid family and medical leave programs to benefit employees, States, and employers.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network to provide support and incentives for the development and adoption of an interstate agreement that facilitates streamlined benefit delivery, reduced administrative burden, and coordination and harmonization of State paid family and medical leave programs to benefit employees, States, and employers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Transportation, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H473740C9A48841E4A5F39213BCD21B77: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act of 2025 or I–PLAN Act of 2025.
- Section HE07CFE01FBBC4350A566C256F2382495: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term BLS means the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The terms employer-provided paid family and medical leave plan and employer plan...
- Section HE8AA329AF5A048F3BBDBCAEFD938D28E: 3. Interstate Paid Leave Action Network There is established an Interstate Paid Leave Action Network the purpose of which is to provide support and incentives...
- Section HC99BDE58A75840FE8A3C743D8F31A2FF: 4. National intermediary to support the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network Subject to the availability of appropriations under section 6(a), the Secretary,...
- Section H8BF4FFE6E0F04912BCC1EC169BDCA1D0: 5. Grants to eligible States Subject to the availability of appropriations under section 6(b), the Secretary, acting through the Employment and Training...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network to provide support and incentives for the development and adoption of an interstate agreement that facilitates streamlined benefit delivery, reduced administrative burden, and coordination and harmonization of State paid family and medical leave programs to benefit employees, States, and employers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Transportation, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network to provide support and incentives for the development and adoption of an interstate agreement that facilitates streamlined benefit delivery, reduced administrative burden, and coordination and harmonization of State paid family and medical leave programs to benefit employees, States, and employers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Houlahan (for herself, Mrs. Bice, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Stevens, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of Labor. The term State focal means, with respect to a State, an individual— designated by the State agency in charge of such State’s paid family and medical leave program to— participate in the I–PLAN
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