House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

ESP Family Leave Act

H.R. 7739Introduced Jul 23, 2020Policy area: Labor and Employment

Where it went

IntroducedJul 23, 2020
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 23, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7739.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 130, July 23, 2020, Page H3838):
Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2020 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7739, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

24 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 23 Democrats

1 of 24 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jesús García (D-IL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Denny Heck (D-WA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Keating (D-MA), John Larson (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Susan Wild (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sean Casten.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-6 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.