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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 2732

Introduced

Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act

Sponsor
RRiley M. Moore· West Virginia
Introduced
April 8, 2025
Policy area
Labor and Employment
Latest action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.April 8, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2732 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2732

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to prohibit an 
employer from recovering any health care premium paid by the employer 
for an employee if the employee fails to return to work due to the 
birth of a child, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 8, 2025

Mr. Moore of West Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition 
to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House 
Administration, 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 prohibit an 
employer from recovering any health care premium paid by the employer 
for an employee if the employee fails to return to work due to the 
birth of a child, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.

(a) In General.--Section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(2)(B)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking the ``or'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
``(ii) the birth of a son or daughter of 
the employee; or''.
(b) Notice.--Section 104(c) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Notice regarding option to not return from leave.--An 
employer shall notify any eligible employee that takes leave 
for the birth of a son or daughter of the employee that the 
employer may not recover any premium described in paragraph (2) 
that the employer paid for maintaining coverage for the 
employee if the employee fails to return due to such birth.''.
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