HR 5592
116th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Child health
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor standards
Women's employment
Women's health
PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
Introduced: January 13, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act or the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
This bill extends protections for a working mother who expresses breast milk for her nursing child to cover salaried employees and other types of workers not covered under existing law. The bill requires employers to pay a nursing mother who is paid on an hourly basis for time spent to express breast milk if she is also working.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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