Expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide 12 weeks of unpaid bereavement leave for parents after the death of a child.

I’m proud to reintroduce this bipartisan, commonsense legislation to update to the Family and Medical Leave Act to ensure parents can take the time off they need to grieve and heal. By guaranteeing unpaid bereavement leave, we can give grieving parents some peace of mind.

Schneider reintroduces legislation to add the death of a son or daughter as a qualifying FMLA event and guarantee 12 weeks of unpaid bereavement leave for grieving parents.

SCHNEIDER REINTRODUCES BILL EXPANDING FMLA TO COVER LOSS OF A CHILD | Congressman Brad Schneider
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introduced the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger-Barklage Act , a bill to ensure that parents who have lost a child are entitled to 12 weeks of bereavement leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Schneider reintroduced legislation to guarantee 12 weeks of bereavement leave under FMLA for parents after the death of a child.

Congressman Brad Schneider | Representing the 10th District of Illinois
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introduced the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger-Barklage Act, a bill to ensure that parents who have lost a child are entitled to 12 weeks of bereavement leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Schneider introduced legislation to expand FMLA bereavement leave for parents after child loss.

Media | Congressman Brad Schneider
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introduced the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger-Barklage Act , a bill to ensure that parents who have lost a child are entitled to 12 weeks of bereavement leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Schneider introduced a bill to expand FMLA to provide 12 weeks of bereavement leave after the death of a child.

Press Releases | Congressman Brad Schneider
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Congress.gov lists H.R.515 as introduced in 2013, referred to subcommittee, and still at the Introduced status; it proposed up to 12 workweeks for death of a son or daughter.

A same-term bill matching the promise existed in Schneider's first House term, but it did not become law.

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H.R.515 - Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act, 113th Congress
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DOL's current FMLA qualifying reasons include birth, adoption or foster placement, serious health conditions, qualifying military exigency, and military caregiver leave; child bereavement is not listed.

As of the current DOL FMLA page, the promised 12-week unpaid bereavement leave is not part of FMLA.

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Family and Medical Leave Act - U.S. Department of Labor
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The introduced bill names Schneider among the introducers and would amend FMLA to provide leave because of death of a son or daughter.

Schneider helped introduce a later-term bill aimed at the promise, but it was only an introduced bill and did not deliver the FMLA expansion.

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H.R.1560 - Parental Bereavement Act of 2017, Introduced Bill Text
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Congress.gov lists Schneider as sponsor, status Introduced, and summarizes the bill as up to 12 workweeks because of death of a son or daughter.

Schneider sponsored a concrete bill matching the promise in a later term, but Congress.gov shows it did not advance beyond introduction.

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H.R.983 - Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act, 116th Congress
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Section 1111 enacted 5 U.S.C. 6329d, entitling covered federal employees to 2 administrative workweeks of paid leave for death of a son or daughter.

Congress enacted a narrower benefit: two weeks of paid parental bereavement leave for covered federal employees, not 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave for covered workers generally.

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Public Law 117-81, Section 1111 - Parental Bereavement Leave
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GovInfo lists H.R.8207 as introduced by Bradley Scott Schneider and referred to committees; its title is to amend FMLA for death of a son or daughter.

The latest Schneider bill again targets the promised FMLA expansion, but as of the provided date it remained an introduced/referred bill, not enacted law.

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H.R.8207 - Parental Bereavement Act of 2026, GovInfo Content Details
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