Paid Family and Medical Leave Act of 2005

H.R. 3192, the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act of 2005, proposed the creation of a national insurance program to provide workers with paid time off for family or medical reasons. Under this bill, eligible employees could receive 55% of their weekly wages for up to 12 weeks to care for a new child, a seriously ill family member, or their own health condition. The program would have been funded by a new tax on employers, though businesses offering equivalent or better private leave plans would have been exempt.