HR 2846 · To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).

Legislation· Sep 2026

HR 2846 Passed House — in Senate

To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).

Gives Public Health Service officers the same leave benefits as military officers.

Tradeoff

Expands parental leave, emergency leave, and rest-and-recuperation leave for Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers. No offsetting spending reductions mentioned in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on September 15, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

House
Introduced
(Apr 10, 2025)
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce(Apr 10, 2025)
House
The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor
Reported 46 - 0(Sep 17, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-327.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Sep 15, 2026)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Received from the House
Received(Sep 16, 2026)