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Protecting Military Parental Leave Evaluations Act

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This bill requires the Department of Defense to create rules about parental leave for military members in all branches. The rules must protect service members from getting performance evaluations when they take parental leave for more than 31 days in a row. The rules must also let service members take this leave anytime during the two years after having a baby, adopting a child, or getting custody of a minor child, without needing special permission.

Introduced

January 23, 2025

Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

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