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S 418 108th Congress Senate

Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2003

Official title: A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers.

Introduced: February 14, 2003 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Breast feedingFamiliesLabor and EmploymentSex discriminationWomen
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 14, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 14, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 14, 2003

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2003 - 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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 14, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 418: Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-418/
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"S. 418: Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-418/.
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S. 418, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-418/.
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