Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4738 To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 18, 2019 Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. STEFANIK, and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pregnancy Discrimina- 4 tion Amendment Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS AGAINST PREGNANCY DISCRIMINA- 6 TION IN THE WORKPLACE. 7 Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 8 U.S.C. 2000e(k)) is amended in the first sentence, by 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 Oct 23, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4738.IH H4738 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4738 IH striking ‘‘as other persons not so affected but similar in 1 their ability’’ and inserting ‘‘as any other applicants for 2 employment with, or employees employed by, the same em- 3 ployer, in work that is performed under similar working 4 conditions, who are not so affected but similar in their 5 temporary ability’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 Oct 23, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4738.IH H4738 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS