# The PUMP Technical Correction Act

This bill makes a fix to existing workplace rules for people who work in Congress and congressional offices. Specifically, it ensures that breastfeeding employees have access to proper accommodations—like a private space and break time—while they're at work.

The bill updates the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, which is the law that sets workplace standards for Congress itself. Right now, Congress has rules protecting breastfeeding accommodations for most federal employees, but there was a gap in the coverage for certain congressional staff members. This bill closes that gap by explicitly including two additional sections of labor law that require employers to provide breastfeeding breaks and private spaces for nursing mothers. Think of it as making sure the same protections that apply to other federal workers also clearly apply to people working directly for Congress and its committees.

In practical terms, this means congressional employees who are breastfeeding or pumping milk will have the legal right to take breaks during the workday and access a private, sanitary space to do so—without fear of losing pay or facing retaliation. It's a technical correction that removes confusion about whether these protections applied to them, bringing congressional workplaces in line with standards that already exist elsewhere in the federal government. For most people outside Congress, this doesn't directly affect them, but it does ensure that congressional staff members have the same workplace protections that many other working mothers already have.

PUMP Technical Correction Act

PUMP Technical Correction ActThis bill extends the rights and protections of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act), enacted in 2022, to congressional employees and other legislative branch staff. Under the&nbsp;act, a covered employee must be provided with break time and private space for expressing breast milk during work hours.&nbsp;&nbsp;