HR 866
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
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
Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019
Introduced: January 30, 2019
Introduced by:
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Democratic
· District of Columbia
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-30.
Jul 25, 2019
Signed by President.
Jul 15, 2019
Presented to President.
Jun 27, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 26, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 2019
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4585)
Jun 26, 2019
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4585)
Feb 7, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 6, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 6, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1371)
Feb 6, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1371)
Feb 6, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 866.
Feb 6, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1371-1372)
Feb 6, 2019
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 30, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E111)
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 116-30.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1