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The WW goes on hiatus several times a year: the weeks of the Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's holidays, the weeks before the Presidents Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day holidays, and the weeks of the USBC membership meetings.

Staying Abreast: Weekly Wire: AIR PUMP Act Introduced & more

5/26/2023

In this issue:

USBC Updates
- USBC Conference: Celebrating the Awardees & Last Chance to Register
- Call for Stories on Workplace Lactation Support
- Action Alert: Urge Congress to Invest in Breastfeeding
- USBC in the Media: PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act News Coverage
- Creating Space Scholarship for New Member Organizations
- USBC Supports...
International News
- USAID Interactive Webpage on Ending Malnutrition
National News
- Call for Information on Priority Research for Pregnant and Postpartum Populations
- Scholarship Opportunity for Aspiring IBCLCs
- AIR PUMP Act Introduced to Extend Workplace Lactation Protections to Airline Crewmembers
- DOL Issues Guidance on Enforcement of the PUMP Act
- House Releases Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill
- Wise Investment in our Children (WIC) Act Introduced
- Food Labeling Modernization Act Introduced
- WIC Healthy Beginnings Act Introduced
- EEOC Resource on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- FDA Infant Formula Webpage
- Report on Medicaid Innovation and Child Health
State & Community News
- Florida Bill Requiring Lactation Spaces in Courthouses Signed Into Law
- Paid Parental Leave Bill Introduced in Maine
- Pennsylvania Bill Introduced to Require Insurer Coverage of Donor Milk
- New York Bill Introduced to Require Insurer Coverage of Donor Milk
Funding Opportunities
News & Views
Journal Publications

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Weekly Wire: NBM Proclamation Toolkit, Special Sections on FAMILY Act & Black Maternal Health Momnibus, and more

5/19/2023

In this issue:

USBC Updates
- Just Released: 2023 National Breastfeeding Month Proclamation Toolkit
- USBC Existing Legislation Webpage Updated
- Last Call to Sign Up for Marketing Opportunities and Register for the 2023 USBC Conference
- USBC in the Media: Conde Nast Article on Lactation Accommodations for Airline Crewmembers
- USBC Supports...
Special Section on Introduction of the FAMILY ACT
Special Section on Introduction of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus
International News
- Seventy-Sixth World Health Assembly
National News
- BABES Act Reintroduced
- Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality (ACIMM) Upcoming Public Meeting
State & Community News
- Webinar on Michigan Prison Doula Initiative & Lactation Support
- Paid Parental Leave Law for Teachers Signed Into Law in South Carolina
- Paid Parental Leave Law for Teachers Signed Into Law in Tennessee
- Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Introduced in Michigan
- New York Bill Introduced to Expand Medicaid Coverage
- Texas Bill Introduced to Create a Tax Exemption for Lactation Supplies
Funding Opportunities
News & Views
Journal Publications

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Weekly Wire: May Is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Conference Session Spotlight and more

5/11/2023

In this issue:

USBC Updates
- This Mother’s Day, Donate in Honor of Mom!
- Conference Session Spotlight: Partnering for Progress: Strategies to Build Partnerships for Greater Impact
- Join USBC Coalitions Directory to be Featured in 2023 State Breastfeeding Reports
- Welcoming New USBC Members: Coalición para la Lactancia Materna en Puerto Rico and Nitamising Gimashkikinaan “Our First Medicine”
- May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
International News
- USAID Webinar on Data Collection Methods for Dietary Data
National News
- Public Comment Notice on WIC Breastfeeding Awards of Excellence
- EEOC Webinar on How Doulas and Midwives Can Support Clients' Pregnancy Workplace Protections
- HRSA 2023 Healthy Grants Workshop Web Series
- Hearing on FDA Oversight and Responsibility for the Infant Formula Shortage Crisis
- Reports on Impact of WIC Program Flexibilities Implemented During the Pandemic
State & Community News
- Maryland Passes Law Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
- New North Carolina DHHS Breastfeeding Website
- Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates PUMP Act Webinar
News & Views
Journal Publications

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Staying Abreast: Weekly Wire: AIR PUMP Act Introduced & more

Weekly Wire: NBM Proclamation Toolkit, Special Sections on FAMILY Act & Black Maternal Health Momnibus, and more

Weekly Wire: May Is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Conference Session Spotlight and more

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