PUMP Technical Correction Act

PUMP Technical Correction Act

This bill extends the rights and protections of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act), enacted in 2022, to congressional employees and other legislative branch staff. Under the act, a covered employee must be provided with break time and private space for expressing breast milk during work hours.  

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3585 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3585

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to expand access 
           to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2023

 Mr. Morelle (for himself, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Kilmer, and Mrs. Torres of 
 California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to expand access 
           to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``PUMP Technical Correction Act''.

SEC. 2. BREASTFEEDING ACCOMMODATION COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL 
              EMPLOYEES.

    Section 203(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and section 12(c)'' and inserting 
        ``section 12(c), and section 18D''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, 218d'' after ``212(c)''.
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