A Bill to Establish 12 Weeks of Federal Paid Family Leave
Creates a federal paid family and medical leave program of up to 12 weeks per year.
Eligible workers may receive up to 12 weeks of partial wage replacement for qualifying family or medical leave.
Replacement rate of 66% of average weekly wage, capped at $1,200 per week.
Funded through a 0.4% payroll contribution split employer/employee.
Social Security Administration administration.
Mechanical parts, sourced & timed
Use this as your pre-round checklist. Memorize the source citation. Time yourself to the delivery target.
- Bill / Number
- S. 612 — A Bill to Establish 12 Weeks of Federal Paid Family Leave
- Funding source
- 0.4% payroll contribution (employer + employee split).
- Timeline
- Effective FY27.
- Realistic — California (2004) and NY (2018) implemented in under 2 years.
- Enforcing agency
- Social Security Administration.
- Yes — SSA already runs disability insurance with similar mechanics.
- Penalty for non-compliance
- Standard SSA employer-side enforcement.
- Source citation
- OECD (2022), 'Parental Leave Systems' — oecd.org.
- Delivery time (read aloud)
- 1:05 (65s)
Payroll taxes for paid leave hurt low-wage workers most.
0.4% on a $40K salary is $160/yr — versus $1,200/week in replacement during qualifying leave. NJ's 13-year program (2009-2022) showed low-wage workers *most* likely to use it; they're net beneficiaries, not net payers.