The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2023 State and Territory Breastfeeding Reports! These expansive reports were developed to educate policymakers and the public on the status of breastfeeding where they live, compare their data to national averages, and highlight opportunities to address gaps in breastfeeding support. Each report describes how breastfeeding […]
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The Break Time for Nursing Mothers law, passed in 2010, requires employers to provide reasonable break time and a private, non-bathroom space for breastfeeding employees to pump during the work day. While this was an important step, nearly one in four women of childbearing age were not covered by the Break Time law. The PUMP for
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Congress passed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act (S. 1658/H.R. 3110) as part of the omnibus spending package. The PUMP Act represents significant progress toward closing coverage gaps left from the 2010 Break Time for Nursing Mothers law, which gave employees a right to reasonable break time and a private place to pump breast
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Editor’s note (September 2026): This post is kept as part of Breastfeed Durham’s historical record from 2022; details and registration links in it are no longer current. This year’s National Breastfeeding Month theme is Together We Do Great Things. Throughout the month of August, we want to celebrate and recognize all the work you are doing. View Durham’s full
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We need your help right now! We are calling on the Senate to pass the PUMP Act and close the coverage gap in the Break Time for Nursing Mothers law. The bill was passed by the House last year, and now we need the Senate to do their part. To make it happen, we need
The Senate is busy negotiating federal budget decisions so it’s critical that they hear from constituents right now! Join the US Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) in urging Congress to increase funding for the CDC Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding program. This program provides critical support for lactating people in hospitals, communities, and workplaces across the country and works to address ongoing disparities in
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