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Union Calendar No. 711 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8995 

[Report No. 118–870] 

To require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in all ADA-accessible 

bathrooms on passenger rail cars. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 11, 2024 

Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. TRONE, 

Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. BROWN, Ms. TOKUDA, 

and Mr. VAN DREW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

DECEMBER 12, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. EVANS, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. CARSON, Mr. 

GOTTHEIMER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mrs. HINSON, 

Mrs. MCIVER, and Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania 

DECEMBER 12, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in all 

ADA-accessible bathrooms on passenger rail cars. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Baby Changing on 

5 Board Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF BABY CHANGING TABLES ON AM7 TRAK TRAINS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United 

9 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 24313 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘§ 24314. Baby changing tables 

12 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 ‘‘(1) ADA-COMPLIANT RESTROOM.—The term 

14 ‘ADA-compliant restroom’ means a restroom that 

15 complies with the requirements set forth in section 

16 242(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

17 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162(a)). 

18 ‘‘(2) BABY CHANGING TABLE.—The term ‘baby 

19 changing table’ means an elevated, freestanding 

20 structure generally designed to support and retain a 

21 child with a body weight of up to 30 pounds in a 

22 horizontal position for the purpose of allowing an in23 dividual to change the child’s diaper, including pull24 out or drop-down changing surfaces. 


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1 ‘‘(3) COVERED PASSENGER RAIL TRAIN.—The 

2 term ‘covered passenger rail train’— 

3 ‘‘(A) means a passenger rail train that— 

4 ‘‘(i) is owned and operated by the Na5 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation 

6 (commonly known as ‘Amtrak’); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) was solicited for purchase after 

8 the date of the enactment of the Baby 

9 Changing on Board Act for use by Am10 trak; and 

11 ‘‘(B) does not include any passenger rail 

12 train that Amtrak operates, but does not own. 

13 ‘‘(b) BABY CHANGING TABLES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—All covered passenger rail 

15 trains shall have a baby changing table in each 

16 ADA-compliant restroom. 

17 ‘‘(2) SIGNAGE.—Each ADA-compliant restroom 

18 shall clearly indicate with signage the presence of a 

19 baby changing table and such baby changing tables 

20 shall be clearly identified with signage.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 

22 for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amend23 ed by inserting after the item relating to section 24313 

24 the following: 

‘‘24314. Baby changing tables.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 711 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8995 

[Report No. 118–870] 

A BILL 

To require Amtrak to install baby changing tables 

rail cars. in all ADA-accessible bathrooms on passenger 

DECEMBER 12, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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