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Union Calendar No. 605 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5147 

[Report No. 114–774] 

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 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 

DUCKWORTH, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. CURBELO

of Florida, and Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 29, 2016] 


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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. 


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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 ‘‘Bathrooms Accessible 

5 in Every Situation Act’’ or ‘‘BABIES Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. BABY CHANGING FACILITIES IN RESTROOMS IN 

7 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

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

9 States Code, is amended— 

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

11 3316 as sections 3315, 3316, and 3317, respectively; 

12 and 

13 (2) by inserting after section 3313 the following 

14 new section: 

15 ‘‘§ 3314. Baby changing facilities in restrooms 

16 ‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE CONSTRUC17 TION, ALTERATION, AND ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC BUILD18 INGS.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and subject to 

19 any reasonable accommodations that may be made for indi20 viduals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) restrooms in a public building 

22 shall be equipped with baby changing facilities that the Ad23 ministrator determines are physically safe, sanitary, and 

24 appropriate. 


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1 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirement under subsection 

2 (a) shall not apply— 

3 ‘‘(1) to a restroom in a public building that is 

4 not available or accessible for public use; 

5 ‘‘(2) to a restroom in a public building that con6 tains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where 

7 a restroom with a baby changing table is located on 

8 the same floor of such public building; 

9 ‘‘(3) if new construction would be required to in10 stall a baby changing facility in the public building 

11 and the cost of such construction is unfeasible; or 

12 ‘‘(4) to a building not subject to an alteration as 

13 set forth in section 3307. 

14 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) BABY CHANGING FACILITY.—The term ‘baby 

16 changing facility’ means a table or other device suit17 able for changing the diaper of a child age 3 or 

18 under. 

19 ‘‘(2) PUBIC BUILDING.—The term ‘public build20 ing’ means a public building as defined in section 

21 3301 and controlled by the Public Building Service of 

22 the General Services Administration.’’. 

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

24 chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sections 

25 3314, 3315, and 3316 and inserting the following: 

‘‘3314. Baby changing facilities in restrooms. 


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‘‘3315. Delegation. 

‘‘3316. Report to Congress. 

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

1 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The requirement under section 

2 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall apply in the 

3 case of a public building constructed, altered, or acquired 

4 by the Administrator of General Services on or after the 

5 date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act, beginning on that date. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 

40, United States Code, to require restrooms in public 

buildings to be equipped with baby changing facilities.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 605 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5147 

[Report No. 114–774] 

A BILL 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require 

ings be equipped with baby changing facilities. that male and female restrooms in public buildSEPTEMBER 20, 2016 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:00 Sep 21, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H5147.RH H5147

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