DEMAND Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6555
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2022-02-01
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Delivering Essentials to Mothers Amid Natural Disasters Act of 2022 or the DEMAND Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to designate breast pumps and certain lactation supplies as eligible for financial assistance under major disaster relief provisions.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6555 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2022 Ms. Underwood (for herself and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate breast pumps and certain lactation supplies as eligible for certain financial assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Essentials to Mothers Amid Natural Disasters Act of 2022 or the DEMAND Act of 2022 . 2. Breastfeeding supplies and support services (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the Co-chairs of the Federal Interagency Breastfeeding Workgroup, shall include breast pumps, other lactation supplies appropriate for use in emergency settings, other equipment necessary to support the safe use of such breast pumps, and services by lactation support providers as eligible for financial assistance under section 408(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174(e) ). (b) Lactation support providers defined In this section, the term lactation support providers includes breastfeeding and lactation educators or counselors, including a lactation consultant, breastfeeding counselor, breastfeeding peer counselor, or lactation educator, without regard to the type of license or certification such individual holds.