Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2122
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2005-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Breast feeding
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Costs
Department of Health and Human Services
Discrimination in employment
Equipment and supplies
Government Operations and Politics
Government publications
Health
Health education
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Law
Medical supplies
Mothers
Sex discrimination
Standards
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Taxation
Women
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2005 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (breastfeeding, including expression of milk) as protected conduct under such Act. 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit for breast pumps and other equipment to assist employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk for their children and for consultation services relating to breastfeeding. 
Safe and Effective Breast Pumps Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) put into effect a performance standard for breast pumps irrespective of the class to which the breast pumps have been classified under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) issue a compliance policy guide which will assure that women who want to breastfeed a child are given full and complete information respecting breast pumps. 
Expands the definition of medical care in the Internal Revenue Code to include qualified breastfeeding equipment and services.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E888)
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Introduced in House