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House Bill 5194
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
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H. R. 5194 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5194


To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 7, 2018

Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mrs. Noem, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Ms. Stefanik, and Mrs. Wagner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act”.

SEC. 2. Protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.

Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(k)) is amended in the first sentence, by striking “as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability” and inserting “as any other applicants for employment with, or employees employed by, the same employer, in work that is performed under similar working conditions, who are not so affected but similar in their temporary ability”.