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S 256 107th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Breast feeding Families Labor and Employment Sex discrimination against women Sex discrimination in employment Women

Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2001

Introduced: February 6, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Feb 6, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 6, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1078)
Feb 6, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include breast-feeding (including expression of milk by a lactating woman) within the definitions of "because of sex" or "on the basis of sex" for purposes of the discrimination prohibitions of such Act.
What's happening now February 6, 2001

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

 Bill text 1 version

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 20, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 256: Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-256/
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"S. 256: Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-256/.
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S. 256, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-256/.
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