HR 4297
117th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Supporting Working Mothers Act
Introduced: July 1, 2021
Introduced by:
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Republican
· Iowa
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Supporting Working Mothers Act
This bill extends protections for a working mother who expresses breast milk for the employee's nursing child to cover salaried employees and other types of workers not covered under existing law. Further, time spent to express breast milk must be considered hours worked if the nursing mother is also working.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the implementation and expansion of the workplace accommodations under this bill.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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