Senate Bill 1658
117th Congress(2021-2022)
PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 17, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1658
Congress
117
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 Senate 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 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.
05/27/2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65.
05/27/2021
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
05/25/2021
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
05/17/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
05/17/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:26:14 PM