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On the recordFebruary 2, 2023
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record: There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 242 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Caring for All Families Act''. SEC. 2. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER, SON-IN-LAW, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT CHILD, GRANDPARENT, GRANDCHILD, OR SIBLING OF THE EMPLOYEE, OR ANOTHER RELATED INDIVIDUAL. (a) Definitions.-- (1) Inclusion of related individuals.--Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(20) Any other individual whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship.--The term `any other individual whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship', used with respect to an employee, means any person with whom the employee has a significant personal bond that is or is like a family relationship, regardless of biological or legal relationship.…
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