H.R. 2654 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Sponsor:
- Jerrold Nadler
- Summary:
- To 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
H.R. 2654 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- To 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. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To 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.
- Other Titles
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Sponsor
- Jerrold Nadler
- Co-Sponsors
- Pete Aguilar
- Joyce Beatty
- Ami Bera
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Earl Blumenauer
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo
- Robert A. Brady
- Julia Brownley
- Cheri Bustos
- Lois Capps
- Michael E. Capuano
- Tony Cárdenas
- John C. Carney Jr.
- André Carson
- Matt Cartwright
- Kathy Castor
- Joaquin Castro
- Judy Chu
- David N. Cicilline
- Katherine M. Clark
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Mike Coffman
- Steve Cohen
- Gerald E. Connolly
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Jim Cooper
- Joe Courtney
- Joseph Crowley
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Danny K. Davis
- Susan A. Davis
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Diana DeGette
- John K. Delaney
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Debbie Dingell
- Robert J. Dold
- Michael F. Doyle
- Tammy Duckworth
- Donna F. Edwards
- Keith Ellison
- Eliot L. Engel
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Elizabeth H. Esty
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Bill Foster
- Lois Frankel
- Marcia L. Fudge
- Tulsi Gabbard
- Ruben Gallego
- John Garamendi
- Alan Grayson
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Janice Hahn
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Brian Higgins
- James A. Himes
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Michael M. Honda
- Jared Huffman
- Steve Israel
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Hakeem S. Jeffries
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Marcy Kaptur
- John Katko
- William R. Keating
- Robin L. Kelly
- Joseph P. Kennedy III
- Daniel T. Kildee
- Derek Kilmer
- Ann Kirkpatrick
- Ann M. Kuster
- James R. Langevin
- Rick Larsen
- John B. Larson
- Brenda L. Lawrence
- Barbara Lee
- Sander M. Levin
- John Lewis
- Ted Lieu
- Daniel Lipinski
- Zoe Lofgren
- Alan S. Lowenthal
- Nita M. Lowey
- Michelle Lujan Grisham
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Sean Patrick Maloney
- Doris O. Matsui
- Betty McCollum
- Jim McDermott
- James P. McGovern
- Jerry McNerney
- Grace Meng
- Gwen Moore
- Patrick Murphy
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Richard M. Nolan
- Donald Norcross
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Beto O’Rourke
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.
- Ed Perlmutter
- Scott H. Peters
- Chellie Pingree
- Mark Pocan
- Jared Polis
- David E. Price
- Mike Quigley
- Charles B. Rangel
- Kathleen M. Rice
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Raul Ruiz
- Bobby L. Rush
- Tim Ryan
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Loretta Sanchez
- John P. Sarbanes
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Adam B. Schiff
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- José E. Serrano
- Brad Sherman
- Kyrsten Sinema
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Adam Smith
- Jackie Speier
- Eric Swalwell
- Mark Takano
- Mike Thompson
- Dina Titus
- Paul Tonko
- Niki Tsongas
- Chris Van Hollen
- Marc A. Veasey
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Peter Welch
- Frederica S. Wilson
- John A. Yarmuth
- Subjects
- Labor and employment
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child care and development
- Civil actions and liability
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government liability
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- State and local government operations
- Women's employment
- Women's health
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/04/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 6/04/2015 6/04/2015 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 6/04/2015 Introduced in House 6/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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