Bill lets parents take unpaid time off for school events.
H.R. 10200 — Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act · Filed by Frederica Wilson (D-FL) · Introduced Aug 31, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill expands family leave rules. Working parents and grandparents can take up to 8 hours of unpaid leave every 30 days. That is 48 hours per year. They can attend school conferences and activities. Workers can use paid vacation or sick leave instead. Employers must get at least 7 days' notice.
Who it affects
Working parents and grandparents gain a protected right to take time off. Lower-wage workers who cannot afford unpaid time off may benefit most.
One thing to notice
The bill allows only 48 hours per year. That is about 6 school days.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 31, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- unpaid leave — Time off from work that the employer does not pay for.
- protected right — A right that the law keeps safe from punishment by an employer.
- paid vacation — Time off from work that the employer pays the worker for.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,643 characters) on Sep 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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