Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
Amends provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that protect against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace to provide for women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions to be treated the same for all employment-related purposes as any other persons who are applicants for employment with, or employees of, the same employer in work that is performed under similar working conditions and who are not so affected but are similar in their temporary ability or inability to work.
Makes such treatment applicable to existing prohibited categories of employment discrimination on the basis of sex or because of sex.
Prohibits this treatment from permitting a labor organization to cause an employer to commit an unlawful employment practice against an employee in violation of such provisions.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2015 to Mar 3, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jun 17, 2015 |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Original | Jun 17, 2015 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Jun 17, 2015 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Mar 3, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2015 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jun 18, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4496)
- Jun 17, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 17, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7127 | Bruce Poliquin R-ME | Oct 22, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4496 | Tim Walberg R-MI | Jun 18, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 97, June 17, 2015, page H4492.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1590 | Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act | Identical bill | Jun 17, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
