President Obama on Thursday will call on Congress, the states and cities to pass measures to allow millions of workers to earn up to a week of paid sick time a year, the White House said.

He’ll also ask Congress for more than $2 billion to encourage states to create paid family- and medical-leave programs.

In addition, Obama will take steps to provide federal employees with up to six weeks of paid sick leave to care for a new child. And he’ll propose that federal workers be given an additional six weeks of paid parental leave.

Obama wants Congress to pass legislation that has been sponsored since 2005 by Rep. Rosa ­DeLauro (D-Conn.).