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H.R. 3255 115th Congress House

Supporting Working Moms Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.

Introduced: July 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor standardsWages and earningsWomen's employmentWomen's healthWorker safety and health
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Jul 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 14, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Working Moms Act of 2017

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the requirement that certain employers provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity employees or outside salesmen who are exempt from federal labor laws that limit the number of hours in a workweek.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2122 Supporting Working Moms Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 10
BRADY, ROBERT
· Feb 14, 2018
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 14, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 30, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Aug 25, 2017
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 18, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 18, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 14, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Jul 14, 2017
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 14, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jul 14, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 14, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 14, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3255: Supporting Working Moms Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3255/
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"H.R. 3255: Supporting Working Moms Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3255/.
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H.R. 3255, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3255/.
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