Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act passed the Senate 255 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the House
IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
ReportedJul 30, 2025
Passed one chamberNov 9, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 42 words.
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).
Context
- Committees
- Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 243 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in senate to engrossed in senate · 515 words
- Subjects
- Child healthDepartment of Veterans AffairsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsVeterans' medical careWomen's health
- Latest action
- Nov 12, 2025: Held at the desk.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 1646 Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th H.R. 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act R · Introduced
- 119th S. 4744 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]