Bipartisan House lawmakers unveil paid family leave incentive bill

Source: The Hill

04/30/25 5:11 PM ET


A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a bill aimed at expanding paid family leave, the result of more than two years of work by the House Paid Family Leave Working Group.

The More Paid Leave for More Americans Act would establish a three-year pilot grant program within the Department of Labor aimed at encouraging states to establish paid family leave programs using public-private partnerships.

Reps. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), the co-chairs of the working group, were optimistic about the prospects for the legislation being signed into law, saying party leaders and the White House are aware of it.

“We’ve had conversations with leadership, but I think more importantly, we’ve had conversations with committees. We’ve had conversations with the White House. We have really done our due diligence to make sure everybody knows the importance of this,” Bice said, adding the bill is something “we feel confident we can get across the finish line.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5275968-expanded-paid-family-leave/