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
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 2, reduces a grant, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 3, and expands a tax rate change, appropriation, grant provision: 4. National intermediary to support the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network Subject to the availability of appropriations under section 6(a), the Secretary. It relies on compliance mandates, grants, appropriations, and procurement rules. The main policy areas are Labor, Environment, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 2.
- Reduces a grant, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 3.
- Expands a tax rate change, appropriation, grant provision: 4. National intermediary to support the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network Subject to the availability of appropriations under section 6(a), the Secretary...
- Reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 5. Grants to eligible States Subject to the availability of appropriations under section 6(b), the Secretary, acting through the Employment and Training...
- Expands a appropriation provision: 6. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated not more than $10,000,000 for the purposes of section 4 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028. There are...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 2, reduces a grant, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 3, and expands a tax rate change, appropriation, grant provision: 4. National intermediary to support the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network Subject to the availability of appropriations under section 6(a), the Secretary.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Environment, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 2, reduces a grant, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 3, and expands a tax rate change, appropriation, grant provision: 4. National intermediary to support the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network Subject to the availability of appropriations under section 6(a), the Secretary.
Policy Domains
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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