US SB2122 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on November 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Supporting Working Moms Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3255 (Related) 2017-07-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Women's health
Worker safety and health
Labor standards
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Women's health
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2122/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2122/BILLS-115s2122is.pdf |
