legislation: 108-hr-2790

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108-hr-2790 108 hr 2790 Breastfeeding Promotion Act Families 2003-07-18 2003-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 16 Breastfeeding Promotion Act - Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (breastfeeding, including expression of milk) as protected conduct under such Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow a limited credit to employers for expenses incurred in enabling employed nursing mothers to breastfeed. Safe and Effective Breast Pumps Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) put into effect a performance standard for breast pumps irrespective of the class to which the breast pumps have been classified under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) issue a compliance policy guide which will assure that women who want to breastfeed a child are given full and complete information respecting breast pumps. Expands the IRC definition of medical care to include qualified breastfeeding equipment and services. 2023-01-15T05:47:35Z  

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