House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

FAIR Leave Act

H.R. 5037Introduced Jul 27, 2023Policy area: Labor and Employment

Where it went

IntroducedJul 27, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 27, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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. 5037.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PORTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 130, July 27, 2023, Pages H4145-H4146):
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, to repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2023 ↗
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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 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5037, last updated December 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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

27 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 25 Democrats

2 of 27 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Colin Allred (D-TX), Donald Beyer (D-VA), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), William Keating (D-MA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), John Larson (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Susan Wild (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Katie Porter.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-47 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.