Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is a proposed United States law that would eliminate discrimination and ensure workplace accommodations for female workers whose ability to perform their job is affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.[1]

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Long titleTo eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
Announced inthe 117th United States Congress
Number of co-sponsors228
Legislative history

Legislative history

As of March 15, 2021:

Congress Short title Bill number(s) Date introduced Sponsor(s) # of cosponsors Latest status
112th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5647 May 8, 2012 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 112 Died in committee
S. 3565 August 19, 2012 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 9 Died in committee
113th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1975 May 14, 2013 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 142 Died in committee
S. 942 May 14, 2013 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 33 Died in committee
114th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2654 June 4, 2015 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 149 Died in committee
S. 1512 June 4, 2015 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 31 Died in committee
115th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 2417 May 11, 2017 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 131 Died in committee
S. 1101 May 11, 2017 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 27 Died in committee
116th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 1112 May 14, 2019 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 241 Passed in the House (329 - 73). [2]
117th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 1065 February 15, 2021 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 228 Passed in the House (315-101). [3]
S.1486 April 29, 2021 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 7 Referred to the committees of jurisdiction.

See also

References
  1. Gupta, Alisha Haridasani; Petri, Alexandra E. (2021-03-04). "There's a New Pregnancy Discrimination Bill in the House. This Time It Might Pass". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  2. Peck, Emily (2020-09-17). "House Passes Key Protections For Pregnant Workers". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  3. Brown, Lauren. "Defined: What is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act? | BerniePortal". blog.bernieportal.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

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