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PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

Introduced: May 17, 2021 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65.
May 27, 2021
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 25, 2021
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act or the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

This bill expands workplace protections for employees with a need to express breast milk. Specifically, it expands the requirement that employers provide certain accommodations for such an employee 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 employee is also working.

What's happening now May 27, 2021

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3110 Related bill PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 21, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Aug 2, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 12, 2022
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 17, 2021
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 17, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 17, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1658: PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1658/
MLA
"S. 1658: PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1658/.
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S. 1658, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1658/.
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[S. 1658: PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1658/)
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