# 117-hr-5738: Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act

117-hr-5738, Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5738
- Congress: 117
- Title: Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2021-10-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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).

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 420 | 0 |

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6571: TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-5738 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5738)

## Related
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6571: TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6571)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5738 (as of 2025-11-18).