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S. 71 119th Congress Senate

Baby Changing on Board Act

Official title: A bill to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars.

Introduced: January 13, 2025 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Child safety and welfareDisability and health-based discriminationNational Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)Railroads
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May 12, 2026
Held at the desk.
May 12, 2026
Received in the House.
May 12, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 11, 2026
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2204; text: CR S2204)
May 11, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 22, 2026
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-118.
Apr 22, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 378.
Feb 12, 2026
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Baby Changing on Board Act

This bill requires Amtrak passenger rail trains to have a baby changing table in at least one restroom in each car, including in an Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990-compliant restroom. The bill applies to passenger rail trains that are (1) owned and operated by Amtrak, and (2) solicited for purchase after the bill's enactment for use by Amtrak.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Bill text 3 versions

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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 13, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 71: Baby Changing on Board Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-71/
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"S. 71: Baby Changing on Board Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-71/.
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