Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 6/27/2019
Actions
- 2019-06-27Held at the desk.
- 2019-06-27Received in the House.
- 2019-06-27Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2019-06-26Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- 2019-06-26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- 2019-06-26Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4584-4585)
- 2019-06-26Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4584-4585)
- 2019-02-14Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2019-02-14Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-06-26 (55)
Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019
(Sec. 2) This bill requires that certain public buildings that are open to the public and contain a public restroom provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is hygienic and is available for use by members of the public to express milk. The lactation room must be shielded from public view, be free from intrusion, and contain a chair, a working surface, and (if the building is supplied with electricity) an electrical outlet.
A public building may be excluded from such requirement at the discretion of the official responsible for its operation if
- it does not contain a lactation room for employees and does not have a space that could be repurposed as one or that could be made private by using portable materials, at a reasonable cost; or
- the cost of new construction required to create a lactation room is not feasible.
Cosponsors (6)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
Subjects
- Child health
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Nutrition and diet
- Right of privacy
- Smithsonian Institution
- U.S. Capitol
- Women's health
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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