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On the recordMay 18, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5738) to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5738 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act''. SEC. 2. LACTATION SPACES IN MEDICAL CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 1720K. Lactation spaces in medical centers of the Department ``(a) Lactation Space Required.--The Secretary shall ensure that each medical center of the Department contains a lactation space. ``(b) No Unauthorized Entry.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an individual to enter a medical center of the Department or portion thereof that the individual is not otherwise authorized to enter.…
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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