Supporting Working Mothers Act
Summary
Supporting Working 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. The Government Accountability Office must report on the implementation and expansion of the workplace accommodations under this bill.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 1, 2021
Last action Jul 1, 2021
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Jul 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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