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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 5, 1994
Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act - Amends Federal law to: (1) allow Federal employee use of sick leave to attend to the medical needs of a family member; and (2) direct the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to modify the voluntary leave transfer program to allow the transfer of annual leave, in the absence of any medical emergency, from an employee to one of the employee's family members.
People & committees
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D–DC
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2311)
Became Public Law No: 103-388.
Became Public Law No: 103-388.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H11425)
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H11425)
Mr. McCloskey asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Amendment SP 2644 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2644 proposed by Senator Breaux for Senator Pryor.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S14675)
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9177-9179)
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 103-722.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 103-722.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits Discharged.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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