H.R. 5738 · 117th Congress

Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act

Introduced on Oct 26, 2021 by Elaine G. Luria (D-VA-2). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (May 19, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 26, 2021
Cosponsors
2
1 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Women's health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, May 18, 2022). Public domain.

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).

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Elaine G. LuriaD-VA-2Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    May 18, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 420–0

History

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  1. Oct 26, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Oct 26, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Oct 26, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Nov 2, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Mar 16, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
  6. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Health Discharged.
  7. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  9. May 18, 2022 · HouseMr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. May 18, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5104-5105)
  11. May 18, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5738.
  12. May 18, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. May 18, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5140-5141)
  14. May 18, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 214).House · Roll call 214
  15. May 18, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 214). (text: CR H5104-5105)House · Roll call 214
  16. May 18, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. May 19, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.