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H.R. 3404

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3404, the FAIR Leave Act, was introduced in the House on May 14, 2025 by Rep. Sarah McBride (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on May 14, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 3404 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb3404/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3404 IH: Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3404  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 14, 2025   Ms. McBride  (for herself,  Mr. Fitzpatrick , and  Ms. Stevens ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce , and in addition to the Committees on  House Administration , and  Oversight and Government Reform , 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   A BILL
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, to repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act   or the   FAIR Leave Act  .
2.
Repeal of certain time limitations on leave for spouses
Section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(f) ) is repealed.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, to repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer.

Sponsors

Rep. Sarah McBride (D) sponsors H.R. 3404, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3404 went before 3 committees: Oversight and Government Reform, Committee on House Administration and Education and Workforce.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · May 14, 2025 · 696 Bills
Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · May 14, 2025 · 196 Bills
Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · May 14, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3404 has taken 2 actions since May 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 14, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 3404 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3404.

Titles

H.R. 3404 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FAIR Leave Act — Display Title
  • FAIR Leave Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, to repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 25 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3404 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia15—
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia11—
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION15—
AFL-CIO11—
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 25.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE115
KATHERINE SYBENGA115
MARAM ABDELHAMID115
MATTHEW SOCKNAT115
MATTHEW SOWARDS115
KURT VORNDRAN114
REGINA HUTTER114
BONITA WILLIAMS111
CHARITY WILSON111
CHRISTIN DRISCOLL111
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
DEBORAH KOOLBECK111
GREG JEFFERSON111
GUERINO CALEMINE111
JOHNIE ENDER PALMER111
JOSH NASSAR111
JUAN RANGEL111
KATY ROWLEY111
KIMBERLY TRINCA111
LEE GOLDBERG111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$880K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$670K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3404 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3404’s is Labor and Employment.

hr3404/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3404, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. McBRIDE:H.R. 3404.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2053]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com