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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Healthy Families Act

S. 3869Introduced Feb 12, 2026Policy area: Labor and Employment

Official title: A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

Sponsor: Sen. Bernie Sanders I-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 12, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

35 cosponsors — 34 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 35 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), John Reed (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tina Smith (D-MN) and 5 more.

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.