To eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 17, 2020 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
241 Cosponsors (223 Democrats, 18 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Davis Co-Sponsored Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Passes House”
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Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL13, 2013-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 17, 2020
“Rep. Susan Davis Votes to Protect Pregnant Workers”
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Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA53, 2003-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 17, 2020
“Washington Watch - 9/21/20”
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Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA7, 2011-2020]
on Sep 21, 2020
History
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May 8, 2012
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5647 (112th). |
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May 14, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1975 (113th). |
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Jun 4, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2654 (114th). |
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May 11, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2417 (115th). |
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May 14, 2019
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Introduced
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Jan 14, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 8, 2020
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Reported by House Committee on Education and Labor
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Sep 10, 2020
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Rule). |
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Sep 17, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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May 14, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1065 (117th). |
H.R. 2694 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2694. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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