Saw this on CE&P.

[WOT?*]

www.pandce.proboards.com/thread/326819/get-political-maternity-leave-military

There's currently a proposal to allow military women to get 12 weeks maternity leave instead of 6. (Yes 6! They're not subject to FMLA)

It's in danger of being nixed, word is because "if women want to have children they shouldn't be in the military"

So there are 2 things you can do. Call your reps and ask them to co sponsor. And call any pro woman NGO to get this on their radar to push for.

[VillainV]

As a military mom whose maternity leave has come to an end much too quickly, I'm SO EXCITED about this!!!! Thanks for the reminder to call or write to my representative!!!

[ilovecandy]

I helped work on this proposal a couple years ago at an ACAP conference! I was wondering if it had gone anywhere.

ETA: Not saying this is the exact proposal we worked on just saying we worked on a proposal for the same thing and sent it up to the next level to get considered. 

[pennylane]

I think they should totally get the 12 weeks! I hope that proposal goes through.

[sushi]

Update. It passed the House! Now on to the senate.