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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5147 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require that male and female 

restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing facilities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 29, 2016 

Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. 

DELAURO, Mr. FARR, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. KILMER, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE, Ms. LEE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 

MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. MENG, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POLIS, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require that 

male and female restrooms in public buildings be 

equipped with baby changing facilities. 

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 ‘‘Bathrooms Accessible 

5 in Every Situation (BABIES) Act.’’ 


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1 SEC. 2. BABY CHANGING FACILITIES IN MALE AND FEMALE 

2 RESTROOMS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 40, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating sections 3314, 3315, and 

6 3316 as sections 3315, 3316, and 3317, respectively; 

7 and 

8 (2) by inserting after section 3313 the following 

9 new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 3314. Baby changing facilities in male and female 

11 restrooms 

12 ‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE CON13 STRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC

14 BUILDINGS.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and 

15 subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be 

16 made for individuals in accordance with the Americans 

17 with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et. seq.), male and 

18 female restrooms in a public building shall be equipped 

19 with baby changing facilities that the Administrator deter20 mines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirement under sub22 section (a) shall not apply to— 

23 ‘‘(1) a restroom in a public building that is not 

24 available for public use; or 

25 ‘‘(2) a restroom in a public building that con26 tains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where 


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1 a male or female restroom is located within the same 

2 section or corridor of such public building. 

3 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘baby 

4 changing facility’ means a table or other device suitable 

5 for changing the diaper of a child age 3 or under.’’. 

6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 

7 chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sec8 tions 3314, 3315, and 3316 and inserting the following: 

‘‘3314. Baby changing facilities in male and female restrooms. 

‘‘3315. Delegation. 

‘‘3316. Report to Congress. 

‘‘3317. Certain authority not affected.’’. 

9 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The requirement under sub10 section (a) shall apply— 

11 (1) in the case of a public building constructed, 

12 altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General 

13 Services on or after the date that is 1 year after the 

14 date of the enactment of this section, beginning on 

15 that date; and 

16 (2) in the case of a public building not de17 scribed in paragraph (1), beginning on the date that 

18 is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 

19 section. 

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