Supporting VA Families Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8041 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8041

To establish an entitlement to a supplemental period of unpaid parental
       leave for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2026

  Ms. Bynum (for herself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL

To establish an entitlement to a supplemental period of unpaid parental
       leave for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Supporting VA Families Act''.

SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL PERIOD OF UNPAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR DEPARTMENT OF
              VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Unpaid Parental Leave.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 7421 of title 38,
        United States Code, or any other provision of law, an employee
        of the Department of Veterans Affairs (including an employee
        who is appointed in the Veterans Health Administration under
        any provision of chapter 74 of such title on a full-time basis
        in a position listed in section 7421(b) of such title) shall be
        entitled to four administrative weeks of leave without pay
        during any 12-month period due to--
                    (A) the birth of a son or daughter of the employee
                and to care for such son or daughter; or
                    (B) the placement of a son or daughter with the
                employee for adoption or foster care.
            (2) Expiration.--The entitlement to leave under paragraph
        (1) shall expire at the end of the 12-month period beginning on
        the date of such birth or placement.
    (b) Supplement, Not Supplant.--The entitlement to leave under
subsection (a) shall be in addition to any entitlement to leave under
subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or, as
applicable, section 7425(c) of title 38, United States Code.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``employee'' and ``son
or daughter'' have the meanings given such terms in section 6831 of
title 5, United States Code.
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