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Bill · 119th Congress

H.R. 2846

To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).

Passed HouseIntroduced Apr 10, 2025Topic: Health →
  1. 01 Introduced
  2. 02 Committee
  3. 03 Passed House
  4. 04 Passed Senate
  5. 05 To President
  6. 06 Law

Latest action · Sep 16, 2026
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.

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What this bill does

This bill entitles officers of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps to the same leave benefits provided to officers of the armed forces.

Specifically, the bill expands the leave available to USPHS officers with respect to parental leave, emergency leave, and rest and recuperation leave.

Congressional Research Service · Reported to House · Oct 3, 2025

How Congress voted

No recorded votes yet. Many bills pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, where no one's individual vote is written down.

Timeline

  1. Sep 16, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
  2. Sep 15, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Sep 15, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5661)
  4. Sep 15, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  5. Sep 15, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2846.
  6. Sep 15, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5661-5662)
  7. Sep 15, 2026Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Oct 3, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 280.
  9. Oct 3, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-327.
  10. Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
  11. Sep 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Sep 10, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  13. Sep 10, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  14. Sep 10, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  15. Apr 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  16. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House

Cosponsors

4 members

Details

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Cost estimates · Congressional Budget Office

None published

Subject tags · 4

Employee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelNational and community service