PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

Bill: 117-hr-3110
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child health
Civil actions and liability
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor standards
Small business
Women's employment
Women's health
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

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 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.
 

action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

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. The bill also extends from one year to two years the available time period for such accommodations.
 
Additionally, before making a claim of liability against an employer, an employee generally must first notify the employer that they are not in compliance and provide them with 10 days to come into compliance with the required accommodations.
 

action_date: 2021-10-22
text: 

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. The bill also extends from one year to two years the available time period for such accommodations.
 
Additionally, before making a claim of liability against an employer, an employee generally must first notify the employer that they are not in compliance and provide them with 10 days to come into compliance with the required accommodations.
 
Finally, the bill provides certain exemptions from these requirements for air carriers.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 276 - 149 (Roll no. 331). (text: CR H5798)
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 276 - 149 (Roll no. 331).(text: CR H5798)
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 200 - 224 (Roll no. 330).
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: Ms. Van Duyne moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 716, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Strickland amendment No. 2.
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 716, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ross amendment No. 1.
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3110.
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2119, H.R. 3110 and H.R. 3992. The resolution provides that H. Res. 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking "October 27, 2021" each place it appears and inserting "November 18, 2021.
action_date: 2021-10-22
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 716. (consideration: CR H5798-5816; text: CR H5814)
action_date: 2021-10-12
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 716 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2119, H.R. 3110 and H.R. 3992. The resolution provides that H. Res. 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking "October 27, 2021" each place it appears and inserting "November 18, 2021.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 75.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-102.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-102.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 19.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House