Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Long 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.
Announced in	the 117th United States Congress
Number of co-sponsors	228
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 1065 by Jerry Nadler (D–NY) on February 15, 2021; Committee consideration by Education and Labor, Oversight and Reform, House Judiciary;

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]

Background[]

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
112th Congress	Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2012	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
113th Congress	Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2013	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
114th Congress	Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2015	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
115th Congress	Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2017	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]
117th Congress	Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2021	S.1486	April 29, 2021	Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA)	7	Referred to the committees of jurisdiction.

Provisions[]

References[]

^ 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.
^ Peck, Emily (2020-09-17). "House Passes Key Protections For Pregnant Workers". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
^ Brown, Lauren. "Defined: What is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act? | BerniePortal". blog.bernieportal.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

External links[]

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.

This United States federal legislation article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]