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Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017

Introduced: February 28, 2017 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 7, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 7, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1550)
Mar 7, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1550)
Mar 7, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1174.
Mar 7, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1550-1553)
Mar 7, 2017
Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 7, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
Mar 7, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-24.
Feb 28, 2017
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Feb 28, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 28, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 16, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E212)
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires certain public buildings that have a public restroom to provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is available for use by members of the public to express milk. The lactation room must be a hygienic place that is shielded from public view and free from intrusion and must contain a chair, a working surface, and 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.
What's happening now March 8, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6194 Related bill REAL Reform Act of 2018
  • S 1497 Related bill Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Comstock, Barbara
· Feb 28, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1174: Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1174/
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