Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING MATERNITY LEAVE BENEFITS AS INCENTIVES FOR BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR
Date filed
December 10, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05964 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING MATERNITY LEAVE BENEFITS AS INCENTIVES FOR BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to give ample time for working mothers to breastfeed their newly-born infants to combat the growing menace of having malnourished babies caused by substituting mother's milk with bottlefeeding. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : REYES, EDMUNDO JR. O. |
| DATE FILED : 1998-12-10 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 1998-12-17 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to give ample time for working mothers to breastfeed their newly-born infants to combat the growing menace of having malnourished babies caused by substituting mother's milk with bottlefeeding.
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