The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Federal Paid Parental Leave Act in a 258 to 142 vote last night. The bill would Federal Employees with 4 weeks of paid parental leave after the adoption or birth of a child. If the Senate passes the bill, it is expected that President Obama will sign the bill into law.
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To read more, go to the Feminist Daily News at http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11738 or to Govtrack.us at http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-626 .
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