Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Policy Area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
Latest Action (2021-05-17): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. A qualified employee is an employee or applicant who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position, with specified exceptions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such employees unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation; require a qualified employee affected by such condition to accept an accommodation other than any reasonable accommodation arrived at through an interactive process; deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee; require such employees to take paid or unpaid leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided; or take adverse action in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against a qualified employee requesting or using such reasonable accommodations. The bill sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies that cover different types of employees in relation to such unlawful employment practices. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must provide examples of reasonable accommodations that shall be provided to affected employees unless the
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Child care and development, Civil actions and liability, Disability and health-based discrimination, Employee hiring, Employee leave, Employment discrimination and employee rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
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How members voted on HR1065. 290 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jake Auchincloss (D-Massachusetts) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark E. Amodei (R-Nevada) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Alma S. Adams (D-North Carolina) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Pete Aguilar (D-California) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Rick W. Allen (R-Georgia) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jodey C. Arrington (R-Texas) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Sanford D. Bishop (D-Georgia) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Stephanie I. Bice (R-Oklahoma) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Florida) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Vern Buchanan (R-Florida) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Julia Brownley (D-California) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ami Bera (D-California) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brian Babin (R-Texas) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Donald S. Beyer (D-Virginia) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mike Bost (R-Illinois) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brendan F. Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jim Banks (R-Indiana) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-California) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jack Bergman (R-Michigan) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James R. Baird (R-Indiana) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Ken Calvert (R-California) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kat Cammack (R-Florida) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| John R. Carter (R-Texas) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ed Case (D-Hawaii) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jim Costa (D-California) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Emanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kathy Castor (D-Florida) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Yvette D. Clarke (D-New York) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Joe Courtney (D-Connecticut) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| André Carson (D-Indiana) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Judy Chu (D-California) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-Arkansas) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Katherine M. Clark (D-Massachusetts) | 2021-05-14 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
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