,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjac ,mr4  
,h>k9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mrs4 
,murray1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4  
,frank51 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,murphy1  
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,baucus1 ,mr4 ,lev91   
,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,re$1    
,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4 ,laut5b]g1 ,mr4       
,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4   
,te/]1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1   
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 & ,ms4     
,heitkamp7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1
 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions         
,,resolution  ,celebrat+ ! #bj?         
anniv]s>y ( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave  
,act ( #aiic4  ,:]eas ,febru>y #e1      
#bjac1 m>ks ! #bj? anniv]s>y ( !        
enactm5t ( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave   
,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa et    
seq471 :i* 0 sign$ by ,presid5t ,bill   
,cl9ton2 ,:]eas ! ,family & ,m$ical     
,leave ,act is a l&m>k law1 & ! fir/    
significant law to address ! ne$ (      

families to balance "w ) family & heal? 
responsibilities2 ,:]eas prior to !     
passage ( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave    
,act1 employees (t5 did n h access to   
leave f "w1 or fe>$ los+ _! jobs if !y  
took leave1 :5 ! employee or an imm$iate
 family memb] fac$ a s]i\s heal?        
condition1 or :5 recov]+ f giv+ bir? or 
bond+ ) a new *ild2 ,:]eas prior to !   
passage ( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave    
,act1 wom5 (t5 fac$ employm5t           
discrim9ation bas$ on c>egiv+           
responsibilities & m5 (t5 fac$          
discrim9ation 9 access+ family leave2   
,:]eas ! responsibility to c>e = s]i\sly
 ill family memb]s & to bond ) a newborn
 or newly adopt$ *ild is recogniz$1     
respect$1 & expect$ ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,congress work$ 9 a      
bip>tisan mann] to craft ! ,family &    
,m$ical ,leave ,act2 ,:]eas ! ,family & 
,m$ical ,leave ,act 0 ! culm9ation (    
ye>s ( h>d "w & is a la/+ legacy =      
,s5ators ,*ris ,dodd & ,kit ,bond &     
,repres5tatives ,pat ,s*ro$] & ,m>ge    

,r\kema1 among _m o!rs2 ,:]eas !        
purposes ( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave   
,act are--  7#a7 to balance ! dem&s ( ! 
workplace ) ! ne$s ( families2  7#b7 to 
promote ! /ability & economic security (
 families2  7#c7 to promote national    
int]e/s 9 pres]v+ family integrity2     
7#d7 to entitle employees to take       
reasonable leave = m$ical reasons1 !    
bir? or adoption ( a *ild1 & ! c>e ( a  
*ild1 sp\se1 or p>5t ) a s]i\s heal?    
condition2  7#e7 to accompli% ! purposes
 describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 9 
a mann] t accommodates ! legitimate     
int]e/s ( employ]s & m9imizes ! pot5tial
 = employm5t discrim9ation on ! basis ( 
sex2 &  7#f7 to promote ! goal ( equal  
employm5t opportunity = wom5 & m52      
,:]eas ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act  
all[s an employee to take up to #ab     
weeks ( unpaid leave to bond ) a newborn
 or newly adopt$ *ild1 to c>e = a *ild1 
sp\se1 or p>5t ) a s]i\s heal?          
condition1 & to t5d to a s]i\s heal?    
condition ( ! employee2 ,:]eas ! ,family

 & ,m$ical ,leave ,act b5efits newborn  
or newly adopt$ *ildr5 by creat+ /rong  
family bonds1 all[+ families "t to make 
arrangem5ts = future c>egiv+1 & promot+ 
! e/abli%m5t ( heal?y practices su* z   
brea/fe$+2 ,:]eas ! ,family & ,m$ical   
,leave ,act provides job security &     
peace ( m9d = individuals & families    
/ruggl+ ) a difficult diagnosis or o!r  
s]i\s heal? condition2 ,:]eas ! ,family 
& ,m$ical ,leave ,act all[s individuals 
to provide c>e = family memb]s directly1
 /r5g!n+ families & b5efitt+ society by 
r$uc+ co/s to taxpay]-fund$ programs2   
,:]eas ,congress recogniz$ ! unique     
family ne$s ( milit>y families & act$ ) 
bip>tisan support 9 enact+ ! ,national  
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #abb 
,/at4 #c7 & ! ,national ,def5se         
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjaj 
7,public ,law #aaa-hd2 #abc ,/at4 #baij7
 to exp& ! protections ( ! ,family &    
,m$ical ,leave ,act to meet ! ne$s (    
milit>y families2 ,:]eas ! ,family &    

,m$ical ,leave ,act all[s leave to deal 
) qualify+ exig5cies aris+ f ! deploym5t
 ( a family memb] to cov]$ active duty 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas !  
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act provides  
up to #bf weeks ( leave to c>e = a memb]
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces or rec5t vet]an :o 0   
s]i\sly injur$ or became s]i\sly ill    
because ( active duty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas ! ,family & ,m$ical 
,leave ,act helps ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
fulfill ! responsibility to support     
milit>y families & c>e = w\nd$ w>riors2 
& ,:]eas ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act
 has be5 invok$ m ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj      
times1 all[+ millions ( families to     
att5d to bo? "w & family                
responsibilities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !
 ,s5ate--  7#a7 recognizes & honors !   
#bj? anniv]s>y ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,family 
& ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa et seq472  7#b7 salutes 
all ( ! individuals :o contribut$ to !  
enactm5t ( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave   
,act2  7#c7 enc\rages all individuals 9 

! ,unit$ ,/ates to celebrate ! advance (
 workplace protections & opportunities  
made possible by ! enactm5t ( ! ,family 
& ,m$ical ,leave ,act2 &  7#d7 pl$ges to
 cont9ue to "w on a bip>tisan basis to  
ensure t all individuals 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates are able to balance "w & family  
responsibilities4