House Bill 5592
116th Congress(2019-2020)
PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 13, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5592
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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 her nursing child to cover salaried employees and other types of workers not covered under existing law. The bill requires employers to pay a nursing mother who is paid on an hourly basis for time spent to express breast milk if she is also working.
January 13, 2020
01/13/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
01/13/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:52 PM