[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 200 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S10081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT

  Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, the purpose of the Pregnant Workers 
Fairness Act is to help pregnant mothers in the workplace receive 
accommodations so that they can maintain a healthy pregnancy and 
childbirth. Therefore, I want to make clear for the record that the 
terms ``pregnancy'' and ``related medical conditions,'' for which 
accommodations to their known limitations are required under the 
legislation, do not include abortion.
  On December 8, the sponsor of this legislation, Senator Bob Casey 
stated on the Senate floor as follows: ``I want to say for the record, 
however, that under the act, under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, 
the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, the EEOC, could not--could 
not--issue any regulation that requires abortion leave, nor does the 
act permit the EEOC to require employers to provide abortions in 
violation of State law.''
  Senator Casey's statement reflects the intent of Congress in 
advancing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act today. This legislation 
should not be misconstrued by the EEOC or Federal courts to impose 
abortion-related mandates on employers, or otherwise to promote 
abortions, contrary to the intent of Congress.

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