HR 866 116th Congress

Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019

Latest Action

Became Public Law No: 116-30.

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Sponsors

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

D — DC

Summary

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.
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.
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.
Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 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.

Actions

2019-07-25T00:00:00

Became Public Law No: 116-30.

2019-07-25T00:00:00

Became Public Law No: 116-30.

2019-07-25T00:00:00

Signed by President.

2019-07-25T00:00:00

Signed by President.

2019-07-15T00:00:00

Presented to President.

2019-07-15T00:00:00

Presented to President.

2019-06-27T00:00:00

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

2019-06-26T00:00:00

Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

2019-06-26T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

2019-06-26T00:00:00

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4585)

2019-06-26T00:00:00

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4585)

2019-02-07T00:00:00

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

2019-02-06T00:00:00

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2019-02-06T00:00:00

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1371)

2019-02-06T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1371)

2019-02-06T00:00:00

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 866.

2019-02-06T00:00:00

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1371-1372)

2019-02-06T00:00:00

Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

2019-01-30T00:00:00

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2019-01-30T00:00:00

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E111)

2019-01-30T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2019-01-30T00:00:00

Introduced in House

Policy Areas

Government Operations and Politics

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