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HR 1163 106th Congress House Taxation Breast feeding Business income tax Commerce Costs Employment tax credits Equipment and supplies Families Health Health education Income tax Labor and Employment Mothers Women

Breastfeeding Promotion and Employers' Tax Incentive Act

Introduced: March 17, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 17, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Breastfeeding Promotion and Employers' Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit to employers for expenses incurred in enabling employed nursing mothers to breastfeed.

What's happening now March 17, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 30, 1999
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 30, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1163: Breastfeeding Promotion and Employers' Tax Incentive Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1163/
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"H.R. 1163: Breastfeeding Promotion and Employers' Tax Incentive Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1163/.
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H.R. 1163, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1163/.
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