HR3296-119

In Committee

MIL FMLA Act

119th Congress Introduced May 8, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

The MIL FMLA Act broadens private-sector and federal employee military family leave. It updates FMLA definitions so covered active duty includes reserve deployment, title 32 duty, and covered State active duty of at least 14 days or tied to national emergencies or major disasters. It expands servicemember family leave beyond spouse, parent, child, and next of kin to domestic partners, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, parents-in-law, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and close family-equivalent individuals. It also lets an eligible employee who is a covered servicemember take 26 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for the employee's own serious injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, with reasonable-practicable notice for foreseeable leave. Parallel title 5 amendments apply to federal employees.

Who Benefits and How

Military caregivers benefit because more family and family-equivalent relationships qualify for 26 weeks of servicemember care leave. Domestic partners of servicemembers benefit because they are added to the family relationships recognized for military FMLA leave. Covered servicemember employees benefit because they can take up to 26 weeks for their own service-incurred or service-aggravated serious injury or illness. Federal employees benefit because title 5 leave rules are expanded in parallel with private-sector FMLA rules.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Private employers must update FMLA policies, certifications, notices, and scheduling for expanded military caregiver and veteran leave. Federal agency HR offices must administer the parallel title 5 relationship, active-duty, and servicemember self-leave changes. Leave administrators must evaluate close family-equivalent relationships and expanded covered State active duty claims. Workforce managers may face longer absences when eligible employees use 26-week servicemember leave.

Key Provisions

  • Expands military caregiver leave to domestic partners, extended family, and close family-equivalent relationships.
  • Adds covered State active duty and title 32 duty to relevant military leave definitions.
  • Provides 26 weeks of leave for covered servicemembers' own service-incurred or service-aggravated serious injury or illness.
  • Applies comparable military family leave changes to federal employees under title 5.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Expands FMLA and title 5 military caregiving leave to domestic partners, extended family, close family-equivalent relationships, covered State active duty, and self-leave for covered servicemembers with service-incurred or service-aggravated serious injury or illness.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Military Families, Federal Workforce

Primary Purpose

Expands FMLA and title 5 military caregiving leave to domestic partners, extended family, close family-equivalent relationships, covered State active duty, and self-leave for covered servicemembers with service-incurred or service-aggravated serious injury or illness.

Policy Domains

Labor Military Families Federal Workforce

Resolution provisions

Identified Gains
  • Military caregivers
  • Domestic partners of servicemembers
  • Covered servicemember employees
  • Federal employees
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Identified Costs
  • Private employers
  • Federal agency HR offices
  • Leave administrators
  • Workforce managers
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 8, 2025

Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Bacon, Ms. …

May 8, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in …

May 8, 2025

Introduced in House

May 8, 2025

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1926)

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Military
9 mentions across 3 clauses
+9 positive

Covered servicemember employees, Domestic partners of servicemembers, Military caregivers

Small Business
3 mentions across 3 clauses
-3 negative

Private employers

Government
3 mentions across 3 clauses
-3 negative

Federal agency HR offices

3/4
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Labor Military Families Federal Workforce

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