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S 3170 116th Congress Senate 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 9, 2020 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Jan 9, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 9, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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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 January 9, 2020

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5592 Identical bill PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 10, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 9, 2020
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 9, 2020
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3170: PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3170/
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"S. 3170: PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3170/.
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S. 3170, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3170/.
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