[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 75 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2347]
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                        Workplace Discrimination

  Mr. President, one final note: protecting pregnant working women. As 
we all continue reckoning with the implications of the Supreme Court's 
horrible decision--the one that seems to be coming down the pike--the 
Senate must also support the needs of pregnant women facing 
discrimination in the workplace.
  Recently, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
reported bipartisan legislation that would prevent employers from 
forcing pregnant workers out of a job or denying them reasonable 
accommodations in the workplace. In the House, a similar bill also 
passed with strong bipartisan support, and the Senate should do the 
same.
  Mother's Day is just around the corner--happy Mother's Day to my mom 
of 93--Mother's Day is just around the corner, so I call on my 
colleagues to finalize strong bipartisan legislation that will make a 
meaningful difference in the lives of millions of working pregnant 
women.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.