HR 656 · in committee · major
Protecting Military Parental Leave Evaluations Act
- veterans
What this bill does
- The Department of Defense must create rules exempting service members from performance evaluations while on parental leave exceeding 31 consecutive days.
- Military members in all branches are affected when they take parental leave during the two years after birth, adoption, or custody placement.
- The bill requires DOD to establish these regulations without specifying implementation costs or a deadline.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should the military balance protecting service members' parental leave from performance evaluations while maintaining readiness and fairness to those who don't take extended leave?
- 02
What evidence exists that current performance evaluation practices during parental leave disadvantage military families compared to civilian sector protections?
- 03
Who should bear the administrative costs of implementing new DOD evaluation exemption rules, and how might this affect military budgets elsewhere?
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Sponsor · R-OK-5
Stephanie I. Bice
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Introduced 2025-01-23
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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