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Introduced
10/26/2021
10/26/2021
In Committee
04/06/2022
04/06/2022
Crossed Over
05/19/2022
05/19/2022
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Vet- erans Affairs.
AI Summary
This bill, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act, requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each of its medical centers contains a designated lactation space. The lactation space must be a hygienic, private, and accessible area, other than a bathroom, where women veterans and members of the public can express breast milk. The bill also specifies that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must implement this requirement within two years of the bill's enactment.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 05/19/2022)
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