1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov December 9, 2021Build Back Better Act: Universal Comprehensive Paid LeaveThe Build Back Better Act (BBBA; H.R. 5376), passed by the House on November 19, 2021, proposes a new federal cash benefit for eligible individuals engaged in certain types of family and medical
2、caregiving (Title XIII, Subtitle A). In particular, the act proposes to amend the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) by adding Title XXII: Comprehensive Paid Leave Benefits, which would entitle eligible individuals to up to four workweeks of cash benefits in each benefit period (generally,
3、a 12-month period). Benefits would be payable starting January 2024, and the program would be permanently authorized. Qualified Caregiving The proposed cash benefits would be payable to eligible individuals engaged in qualified caregiving for at least four hours in a week. Qualified caregiving is de
4、fined as an unpaid activity engaged in by an individual in lieu of work for the following: the birth and care of the individuals child within 12 months of the childs birth, the placement of an adopted or fostered child with the individual within 12 months of the childs placement, the care for a qual