HR7948-119

In Committee

To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 16, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers. The main policy domain is Veterans Affairs, Healthcare, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

veterans and veterans service providers 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, veterans and veterans service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H80E7396468C748C6AFB5098428B0304A: 1. Treatment of certain family members of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of family and medical leave Notwithstanding section 7421 of...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Veterans Affairs, Healthcare, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Policy Domains

Veterans Affairs Healthcare Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • veterans and veterans service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • veterans and veterans service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 25, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Mar 24, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Mar 16, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and …

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 16, 2026

Mrs. Ramirez introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Veterans Affairs Healthcare Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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