February 11, 2026
Ms. McBride (for herself and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow all leave to be taken on an intermittent schedule.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Flexible Leave Act
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Sec. 2. Intermittent leave under the FMLA
(a) Intermittent leave
Section 102(b) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)) is amended in paragraph (1) by striking the first three sentences and inserting the following: Subject to paragraph (2), paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (e), and subsection (f) of section 103 (as appropriate), leave under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.
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(b) Removal of certification requirement for intermittent leave
Section 103(b) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3) by adding and
at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (4)(B), striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and
(3)
by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and (7).