3.0.0 1244 2023-01-11T13:18:38Z 2023-01-11T13:18:38Z Senate S S 2009-06-11 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-06-11T19:43:57Z Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 111 2819 HR 2009-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Related bill CRS 2009-06-11 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-06-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6551-6552) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-06-16 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-07-27 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2009-07-27 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2009-07-29 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2009-08-07 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2009-09-14 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2010-02-22 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2010-06-21 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Department of Health and Human Services Employment discrimination and employee rights Health care costs and insurance Health technology, devices, supplies Income tax credits Income tax deductions Labor standards Women's employment Women's health Health 00 2009-06-11 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-22T17:53:15Z Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (i.e., breastfeeding or the expressing of milk from the breast) as protected conduct under such Act.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit for 50% of their qualified breastfeeding promotion and support expenditures, up to $10,000 for any taxable year. Defines "qualified breastfeeding promotion and support expenditures" as business expenses incurred for breast pumps and other equipment specially designed to assist mothers who are breastfeeding their children and for consultation services relating to breastfeeding. Expands the tax deduction for medical expenses to include expenses for breastfeeding equipment and consultation services.

Safe and Effective Breast Pumps Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) effect a performance standard for breast pumps without regard to their classification under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) issue a compliance policy guide to provide women with information about breast pumps.

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers with 50 or more employees to provide their breastfeeding employees with break time and private areas to express breast milk for their nursing children.

]]> Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 Display Title Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers, to provide for a performance standard for breast pumps, and to provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Safe and Effective Breast Pumps Act Short Titles as Introduced Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1244is/xml/BILLS-111s1244is.xml 2009-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.