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A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.

USA115th CongressS-2122| Senate 
| Updated: 11/14/2017
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (13)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Supporting Working Moms Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the requirement that certain employers provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity employees or outside salesmen who are exempt from federal labor laws that limit the number of hours in a workweek.
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Timeline
Jul 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3255
Introduced in House
Nov 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3255
    Introduced in House


  • November 14, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 14, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3255: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.
Labor standardsWages and earningsWomen's employmentWomen's healthWorker safety and health

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.

USA115th CongressS-2122| Senate 
| Updated: 11/14/2017
Supporting Working Moms Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the requirement that certain employers provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity employees or outside salesmen who are exempt from federal labor laws that limit the number of hours in a workweek.
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Timeline
Jul 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3255
Introduced in House
Nov 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3255
    Introduced in House


  • November 14, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 14, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (13)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3255: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Labor standardsWages and earningsWomen's employmentWomen's healthWorker safety and health