Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act

Bill: 116-hr-4738
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2019-10-18
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Women's employment

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt">This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to expand protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.</p> <div id="breadcrumbs"></div>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4738 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 18, 2019 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mrs. Wagner , Ms. Stefanik , and Mrs. Walorski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act . 2. Protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e(k) ) is amended in the first sentence, by striking as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability and inserting as any other applicants for employment with, or employees employed by, the same employer, in work that is performed under similar working conditions, who are not so affected but similar in their temporary ability .