AIR PUMP Act

The AIR PUMP Act (H.R. 3576) would expand federal labor protections to ensure that airline pilots and flight attendants have the right to express breast milk at work. While the 2022 PUMP Act guaranteed these rights for millions of other workers, airline crewmembers were specifically excluded from those requirements.

If passed, this bill would require air carriers to provide crewmembers with reasonable break times and a private space—other than a bathroom—to pump for up to one year after a child's birth. To account for the unique environment of an aircraft, the bill specifies that airlines would not be required to provide these breaks during critical phases of flight, such as takeoff or landing.