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Bill117th CongressFiled May 17, 2021Labor and Employment
S. 1658

PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

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What it doesSummary reported to senate (May 27, 2021)

Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act or the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

This bill expands workplace protections for employees with a need to express breast milk. Specifically, it expands the requirement that employers provide certain accommodations for such an employee to cover salaried employees and other types of workers not covered under existing law. Further, time spent to express breast milk must be considered hours worked if the employee is also working.

What just happenedMay 27, 2021

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR](D-OR)Sponsor
10 cosponsors9 D1 R
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  1. May 27, 2021Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65.

  2. May 27, 2021Committee

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  3. May 27, 2021Committee14000

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  4. May 25, 2021Committee

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  5. May 17, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  6. May 17, 2021IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Reported to SenateMay 27, 202125

Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act or the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

This bill expands workplace protections for employees with a need to express breast milk. Specifically, it expands the requirement that employers provide certain accommodations for such an employee to cover salaried employees and other types of workers not covered under existing law. Further, time spent to express breast milk must be considered hours worked if the employee is also working.

Introduced in SenateMay 17, 2021

Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act or the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

This bill extends protections for a working mother who expresses breast milk for the employee's nursing child to cover salaried employees and other types of workers not covered under existing law. Further, time spent to express breast milk must be considered hours worked if the nursing mother is also working.

PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act — Informed