House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-30
Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019
Became law on Jul 25, 2019.
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton D-DCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2019
- Committee actionJun 26, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 26, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJul 15, 2019
- Became lawJul 25, 2019
Latest action: Jul 25, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-30.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 866.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 19, January 30, 2019, Page H1337):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 866, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/866
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Steve Cohen (D-TN), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Harley Rouda (D-CA), Susan Wild (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.
- H.R. 5068 (116th) Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
- H.R. 5919 (116th) National Children’s Museum Act
- H.R. 2726 (116th) Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019
- H.R. 51 (116th) Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- H.R. 4135 (116th) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in…
- H.R. 2185 (116th) District of Columbia Flood Prevention Act of 2019
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.