HR 7948 · 119th Congress

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.

This bill makes a specific change to family leave rules for Department of Veterans Affairs employees. Right now, federal employees can take family and medical leave to care for their parents under certain circumstances. This bill expands that definition to include the parents of an employee's spouse. So if a VA empl…

Sponsor

Ramirez, Delia C. (D-Illinois)

Introduced

2026-03-16

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security