S 778
· 119th Congress
· Armed Forces and National Security
Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act
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Held at the desk.
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Nov 12, 2025
floor
Received in the House.
Nov 12, 2025
floor
Held at the desk.
Nov 10, 2025
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 09, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 09, 2025
passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8036; text: CR S8036)
Oct 22, 2025
committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Oct 22, 2025
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.
Jul 30, 2025
committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
May 21, 2025
committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Feb 27, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2025
Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each of its medical centers contains a hygienic lactation space that is not a bathroom and meets other specifications (e.g., must be easy to locate).
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--- Reported (Senate)
+++ Engrossed (Senate)
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 778 Reported in Senate (RS)]
+[S. 778 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
<DOC>
-Calendar No. 200
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 778
-To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in
-each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
-
_______________________________________________________________________
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
-
-February 27, 2025
-
-Ms. Rosen (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following
-bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
-Affairs
-
-October 22 (legislative day, October 21), 2025
-
-Reported by Mr. Moran, with an amendment
-[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
-in italic]
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in
each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
-<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Lactation Spaces for
-Veteran Moms Act''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 2. LACTATION SPACES IN MEDICAL CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
-OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (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:</DELETED>
-<DELETED>``Sec. 1720M. Lactation spaces in medical centers of the
-Department</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(a) Lactation Space Required.--The Secretary shall
-ensure that each medical center of the Department contains a lactation
-space.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(c) Lactation Space Defined.--In this section, the term
-`lactation space' means a hygienic place, other than a bathroom, that--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) is shielded from view;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) is free from intrusion;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) is accessible to disabled individuals
-(including such individuals who use wheelchairs);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) contains a chair and a working
-surface;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(5) is easy to locate;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(6) is clearly identified with signage;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(7) is available for use by women veterans and
-members of the public to express breast milk.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
-beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item
-related to section 1720L the following new item:</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>``1720M. Lactation spaces in medical centers of the
-Department.''.
-<DELETED> (c) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
-shall carry out section 1720M of title 38, United States Code, as added
-by this section, not later than two years after the date of the
-enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
@@ -147,11 +82,16 @@
periods specified under subsection (c).
(2) Termination.--The Secretary is not required to submit a
report under paragraph (1) on or after the date on which the
-Secretary confirms in a report submitted under such paragraph
-that each medical center of the Department contains a lactation
-space.
-Calendar No. 200
+Secretary confirms in a
+report submitted under such paragraph that each medical center
+of the Department contains a lactation space.
+
+Passed the Senate November 9, 2025.
+
+Attest:
+
+Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
@@ -160,13 +100,7 @@
_______________________________________________________________________
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in
each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-October 22 (legislative day, October 21), 2025
-
-Reported with an amendment
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