U.S. Congress - H.R.2758 Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011
H.R.2758 - Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers and to provide for reasonable break time for nursing mothers. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers and to provide for reasonable break time for nursing mothers. as introduced.
- Short: Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Official Summary
8/1/2011--Introduced.Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (i.e., breastfeeding or the expressing of milk from the breast) as protected conduct under such Act (specifically, an amendment to such Act commonly known as the Pregnancy DiOfficial Summary
8/1/2011--Introduced.Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (i.e., breastfeeding or the expressing of milk from the breast) as protected conduct under such Act (specifically, an amendment to such Act commonly known as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act). 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....Read the Rest
Organizations Supporting H.R.2758
- American Association of Birth Centers
- American College of Nurse-Midwives
- Amnesty International
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
- Best for Babes
- Black Women's Health Imperative
- ...and 10 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing H.R.2758
- None via MapLight at this time.
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