,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fahi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,green of ,texas introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,oversight and ,reform1 ,house          
,administration1 and the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
limit employers from requiring employees
 to use vacation leave before using sick
 leave1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,prohibiting employers from requiring   
employees to use vacation leave before  
using sick leave  7a7 ,in general       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an employer may not-- 7#a7 require 
an employee to substitute accrued       
vacation leave or personal leave for    
medical or sick leave2 or  7#b7 require 

an employee to use accrued vacation     
leave or personal leave before such     
employee uses medical or sick leave4    
7b7 ,amendment to ,,fmla ,section       
#ajb7;d77#b77;,b7 of the ,family and    
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;d77#b77;,b77 is amended
 by inserting 1 with respect to leave   
taken under subsection 7a77#a77;,c71    
after elect1 or4  7c7 ,employer ,the    
term employer-- 7#a7 has the meaning    
given the term in section #c of the     
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc72 and  7#b7         
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 includes any ,federal agency4