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More Paid Leave for More Americans Act

S. 5017 · 119th Congress · Jul 16, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a grant program to award grants to States to carry out a paid leave program, to establish the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “More Paid Leave for More Americans Act”.

Sec. 2 Definitions

For purposes of this Act:
(1)
Qualifying reason— The term qualifying reason means, in relation to an individual, a reason described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) (applied for purposes of this paragraph as if the individual involved were the employee referred to in such section).
(2)
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor.