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Rep. McBride Introduces Nationwide Paid Family Leave Bill

5/25/2026

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Rep. Sarah McBride introduced legislation to modernize the Family and Medical Leave Act and create a universal paid-family-and-medical-leave program.
She invoked her late husband’s cancer battle while urging Congress to pass the national paid-leave law.
McBride warned that millions of Americans still lack paid leave, leaving the United States among the few wealthy nations without a national guarantee.
She leads the New Democrat Coalition’s Care Economy Task Force.

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Rep. Sarah McBride introduced legislation to modernize the Family and Medical Leave Act and create a universal paid-family-and-medical-leave program.
She invoked her late husband’s cancer battle while urging Congress to pass the national paid-leave law.
McBride warned that millions of Americans still lack paid leave, leaving the United States among the few wealthy nations without a national guarantee.
She leads the New Democrat Coalition’s Care Economy Task Force.