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HR 4738 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Employment discrimination and employee rights Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Women's employment Women's health

Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act

Introduced: October 18, 2019 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Oct 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 18, 2019
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Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act

This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to expand protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.

What's happening now October 18, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 7
R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 28, 2020
Taylor, Van
· Jan 15, 2020
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jan 14, 2020
Keller, Fred
· Jan 14, 2020
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jan 14, 2020
Hartzler, Vicky
· Nov 19, 2019
Roe, David
· Nov 13, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Oct 29, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Oct 28, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 28, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Oct 18, 2019
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Oct 18, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Oct 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4738: Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4738/
MLA
"H.R. 4738: Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4738/.
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H.R. 4738, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4738/.
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[H.R. 4738: Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4738/)
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