S 256 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2001

Introduced Feb 6, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Olympia J. Snowe R-ME

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 6, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include breast-feeding (including expression of milk by a lactating woman) within the definitions of "because of sex" or "on the basis of sex" for purposes of the discrimination prohibitions of such Act.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2001 to Sep 5, 2001.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAPatty MurrayMar 20, 2001
D-MAEdward M. KennedyMar 26, 2001
D-NJJon S. CorzineMar 30, 2001
D-NMJeff BingamanJun 7, 2001
D-LAMary L. LandrieuSep 5, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 6, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 6, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  3. Feb 6, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1078)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

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