A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a bill aimed at expanding paid family leave, the result of more than two years of work by the House Paid Family Leave Working Group.

Titled the More Paid Leave for More Americans Act, the bill would establish a three-year pilot grant program within the Department of Labor aimed at encouraging states to establish their own paid family leave programs using public-private partnerships.

Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), the co-chairs of the working group, were optimistic about the prospects for the legislation being signed into law, saying that party leaders and the White House are aware of it.

“We’ve had conversations with leadership, but I think more importantly, we’ve had conversations with committees. We’ve had........

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