117 HR 3229 IH: Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-05-13 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.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3229IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 13, 2021Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Smucker, and Mr. Taylor) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and LaborA BILLTo amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act.

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Protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace

Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(k)) is amended in the first sentence, by striking as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability and inserting as any other applicants for employment with, or employees employed by, the same employer, in work that is performed under similar working conditions, who are not so affected but similar in their temporary ability.