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S 2638 116th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Child health Women's health

Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act

Introduced: October 17, 2019 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2020
Signed by President.
Oct 30, 2020
Became Public Law No: 116-190.
Oct 20, 2020
Presented to President.
Oct 1, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5188)
Oct 1, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 1, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5188-5189)
Oct 1, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2638.
Oct 1, 2020
Mr. Carbajal moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 1, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 30, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 30, 2020
Held at the desk.
Jul 30, 2020
Received in the House.
Jul 29, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 29, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4596-4597; text: CR S4596-4597)
Jun 10, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.
Jun 10, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-232.
Dec 11, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act

This bill requires small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men's and one women's restroom in each passenger terminal building of the airport.

Currently, medium and large hub airports must comply with this requirement by FY2021. The bill requires small hub airports to be in compliance by FY2023.

What's happening now October 30, 2020

Became Public Law No: 116-190.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2638: Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2638/
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"S. 2638: Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2638/.
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S. 2638, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2638/.
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