This Year, We’re Keeping Score for Paid Leave

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The first scorecard from Paid Leave for All Action and the National Partnership for Women & Families Action Fund highlights where members of Congress stand on recent legislation critical to enacting a national paid family and medical leave program — the House-passed Build Back Better Act, the FAMILY Act (H.R. 804/S. 248), and the Job Protection Act (H.R. 6938/S. 3748).

The House-passed Build Back Better Act included what would have been the nation’s first-ever comprehensive, universal paid family and medical leave program. If enacted, it would have allowed nearly all working people to take up to four weeks of paid leave to welcome a new child, care for a family member, or care for their own health conditions. We commend all members of the House of Representatives who voted in favor of this landmark legislation.

The paid leave program in the Build Back Better Act was built off of the FAMILY Act, the only standalone bill before Congress that would create a universal paid family and medical leave program. It would provide up to twelve weeks of paid leave for the same purposes as the Build Back Better Act, plus to care for a servicemember or address needs related to a family member’s deployment. While the Build Back Better Act and the FAMILY Act provide wage replacement while someone is on leave, it relies on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to protect that person’s job. However, the FMLA only protects 56 percent of workers, leaving the rest vulnerable to being fired while out on leave, or preventing them from taking leave at all for fear of being fired. The Job Protection Act is a key complement to the Build Back Better Act and the FAMILY Act by expanding eligibility for job protection under the FMLA, so that all workers have the guarantee of paid, job-protected leave. These evaluations come on the heels of moments where policymakers have come closer than ever to the passage of a federal paid leave policy. Recent polling from groups such as Navigator and Global Strategy Group have confirmed ahead of November’s midterms and the start of the next Congress that voters are overwhelmingly in favor of paid leave, and it remains one of the most widely supported policies in the country—and one that would benefit every working family and small business in the country.

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Paid Leave Champion (Senate)

Cosponsor of the FAMILY Act & the Job Protection Act

  • Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)

  • Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

  • Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)

  • Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)

  • Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)

  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

Paid Leave Champion (House)

Voted for the Build Back Better Act, cosponsor of the FAMILY Act & the Job Protection Act

  • Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12)

  • Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31)

  • Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44)

  • Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03)

  • Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-08)

  • Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01)

  • Rep. Anthony G. Brown AG (D-MD-04)

  • Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-01)

  • Rep. André Carson (D-IN-07)

  • Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL-06)

  • Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-27)

  • Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI-01)

  • Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09)

  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-05)

  • Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02)

  • Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO-06)

  • Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL-07)

  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03)

  • Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-11)

  • Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12)

  • Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18)

  • Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA-03)

  • Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL-21)

  • Rep. Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia C (D-IL-04)

  • Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-03)

  • Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05)

  • Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53)

  • Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07)

  • Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)

  • Rep. John B. Larson (D-CT-01)

  • Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI-14)

  • Rep. Barbara Lee B (D-CA-13)

  • Rep. Andy Levin A (D-MI-09)

  • Rep. Mike Levin M (D-CA-49)

  • Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D-CA-33)

  • Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08)

  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney C (D-NY-12)

  • Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC-06)

  • Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA-06)

  • Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-02)

  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10)

  • Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL-03)

  • Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-AL)

  • Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA-45)

  • Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07)

  • Rep. David Price (D-NC-04)

  • Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08)

  • Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-02)

  • Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13)

  • Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05)

  • Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)

  • Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-28)

  • Rep. Adam Smith A (D-WA-09)

  • Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-09)

  • Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA-14)

  • Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11)

  • Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10)

  • Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-NY-03)

  • Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA-41)

  • Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-01)

  • Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13)

  • Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14)

  • Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA-07)

  • Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA-05)

  • Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24)

Paid Leave Supporter (Senate)

Cosponsor of either the FAMILY Act or the Job Protection Act

  • Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

  • Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)

  • Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

  • Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)

  • Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

  • Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)

  • Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE)

  • Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)

  • Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)

  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

  • Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH)

  • Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

  • Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)

  • Sen. Angus King (D-ME)

  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

  • Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

  • Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)

  • Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)

  • Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)

  • Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

  • Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)

  • Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)

  • Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

  • Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT)

  • Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)

  • Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

  • Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

  • Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

  • Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

  • Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA)

  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

  • Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Paid Leave Supporter (House)

Voted for the Build Back Better Act, cosponsor of either the FAMILY Act or the Job Protection Act

  • Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX-32)

  • Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04)

  • Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA-03)

  • Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA-37)

  • Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-07)

  • Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02)

  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03)

  • Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL)

  • Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA-07)

  • Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16)

  • Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA-02)

  • Rep. Shontel Brown S (D-OH-11)

  • Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)

  • Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO-01)

  • Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17)

  • Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24)

  • Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29)

  • Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA-02)

  • Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08)

  • Rep. Ed Case (D-HI-01)

  • Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14)

  • Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20)

  • Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20)

  • Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA-05)

  • Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-09)

  • Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11)

  • Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN-05)

  • Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA-46)

  • Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA-16)

  • Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02)

  • Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04)

  • Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04)

  • Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO-01)

  • Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01)

  • Rep. Val Demings (D-FL-10)

  • Rep. Ted W. Deutch (D-FL-22)

  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35)

  • Rep. Michael F. Doyle (D-PA-18)

  • Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16)

  • Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13)

  • Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL-11)

  • Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-07)

  • Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA-03)

  • Rep. Sylvia Garcia S (D-TX-29)

  • Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34)

  • Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-15)

  • Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05)

  • Rep. Al Green (D-TX-09)

  • Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY-26)

  • Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-04)

  • Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04)

  • Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06)

  • Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05)

  • Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-02)

  • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18)

  • Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08)

  • Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson EB (D-TX-30)

  • Rep. Hank Johnson H (D-GA-04)

  • Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY-17)

  • Rep. Kaiali'i "Kai" Kahele (D-HI-02)

  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09)

  • Rep. William Keating (D-MA-09)

  • Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02)

  • Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI-05)

  • Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06)

  • Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ-03)

  • Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03)

  • Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ-02)

  • Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08)

  • Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH-02)

  • Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA-17)

  • Rep. James Langevin (D-RI-02)

  • Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA-02)

  • Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL-05)

  • Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-03)

  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19)

  • Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47)

  • Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA-02)

  • Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07)

  • Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney SP (D-NY-18)

  • Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA-06)

  • Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-04)

  • Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA-04)

  • Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA-09)

  • Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05)

  • Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-06)

  • Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI-04)

  • Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY-25)

  • Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA-06)

  • Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-IN-01)

  • Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA-32)

  • Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-02)

  • Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01)

  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)

  • Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05)

  • Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06)

  • Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20)

  • Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09)

  • Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10)

  • Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO-07)

  • Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-52)

  • Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN-03)

  • Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01)

  • Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI-02)

  • Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-05)

  • Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY-04)

  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40)

  • Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36)

  • Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-02)

  • Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL-01)

  • Rep. Gregorio Sablan (D-NMI-AL)

  • Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38)

  • Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD-03)

  • Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL-10)

  • Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA-08)

  • Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03)

  • Rep. David Scott (D-GA-13)

  • Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07)

  • Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA-30)

  • Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11)

  • Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ-08)

  • Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-08)

  • Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07)

  • Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM-01)

  • Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ-09)

  • Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA-15)

  • Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02)

  • Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-05)

  • Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)

  • Rep. Norma Torres N (D-CA-35)

  • Rep. Ritchie Torres R (D-NY-15)

  • Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-03)

  • Rep. David Trone (D-MD-06)

  • Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA-51)

  • Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX-33)

  • Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07)

  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23)

  • Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)

  • Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT-AL)

  • Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10)

  • Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03)

Paid Leave Leader

These members of Congress have gone above and beyond by introducing legislation that expands access for paid or unpaid leave for working people.

  • Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO): lead House sponsor of the Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act (H.R. 8819)

  • Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL): lead House sponsor of the ESP Family Leave Act (H.R. 5348)

  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT): lead House sponsor of the FAMILY Act (H.R. 804); lead House sponsor of the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 2465)

  • Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL): lead Senate sponsor of the Support Through Loss Act (S. 2390); lead Senate sponsor of the ESP Family Leave Act (S. 2821)

  • Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): lead Senate sponsor of the Family Medical Leave Modernization Act (S. 1185)

  • Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA): lead Senate sponsor of the Fair Access for Individuals to Receive (FAIR) Leave Act (S. 1528)

  • Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL): lead House sponsor of the Pandemic Leave Extension Act (H.R. 3040)

  • Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY): lead Senate sponsor of the FAMILY Act (S. 248); lead Senate sponsor of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act (S. 2569)

  • Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA): lead House sponsor of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 4826)

  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY): lead House sponsor of the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act (H.R. 564); lead House sponsor of the Family Medical Leave Modernization Act (H.R. 2589)

  • Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY): lead House sponsor of the Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act (H.R. 4837)

  • Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): lead Senate sponsor of the Healthy Families Act (S. 1195)

  • Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA): introduced the House Ways & Means Committee title of the Build Back Better Act, which included 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave (summary here)

  • Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN): lead House sponsor of the PRO-LIFE Act (H.R. 8862); lead House sponsor of the Life Saving Leave Act (H.R. 7770)

  • Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA): lead House sponsor of the Fair Access for Individuals to Receive (FAIR) Leave Act (H.R. 3791)

  • Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA): lead House sponsor of the Support Through Loss Act (H.R. 4576)

  • Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL): lead House sponsor of the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 6699)

  • Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI): lead Senate sponsor of the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act (S. 1158)

  • Rep. Bradley Schneider (D-IL): lead House sponsor of the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act/Parental Bereavement Act of 2021 (H.R. 5031)

  • Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN): lead Senate sponsor of the Job Protection Act (S. 3748)

  • Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT): lead Senate sponsor of the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act/Parental Bereavement Act of 2021 (S. 2935)

  • Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL): lead House sponsor of the Job Protection Act (H.R. 6938)

  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA): lead Senate sponsor of the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act (S. 3641)

Note: Download graphic templates for Paid Leave Leader here, Paid Leave Champion here, and Paid Leave Supporter here.

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