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Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 27, 2019
Held at the desk.
Jun 27, 2019
Received in the House.
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 S4584-4585)
Jun 26, 2019
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4584-4585)
Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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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 June 27, 2019

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 866 Related bill Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 2, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 14, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 14, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 14, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 528: Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-528/
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"S. 528: Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-528/.
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S. 528, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-528/.
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