I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9592 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to restroom access 
for certain drivers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2022 
Mr. NEHLS (for himself and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
restroom access for certain drivers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trucker Bathroom Ac-
cess Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTROOM ACCESS FOR DRIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 141 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘§ 14105. Restroom access for drivers 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered driver shall be granted 
access to any covered restroom facility at any covered es-
tablishment to which such employee delivers any goods or 
cargo or is waiting to be loaded to transport goods or 
cargo. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require a covered establishment 
to make any physical changes to a restroom to be in com-
pliance with this section. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
DRIVER.—The term ‘covered 
driver’ means any commercial motor vehicle operator 
with respect to whom the Secretary of Transpor-
tation has power to establish qualifications and max-
imum hours of service pursuant to the provisions of 
section 31502. 
‘‘(2) 
COVERED
RESTROOM
FACILITY.—The 
term ‘covered restroom facility’ means a restroom lo-
cated on the premises of a covered establishment 
that is intended for use by customers or employees 
of the establishment and that is— 
‘‘(A) located in an area where providing 
access would not create an obvious health or 
safety risk to a covered driver; and 
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‘‘(B) located in an area where providing 
access would not pose an obvious security risk 
to the covered establishment. 
‘‘(3) COVERED
ESTABLISHMENT.—The term 
‘covered establishment’— 
‘‘(A) means a place of business open to the 
general public for the sale of goods or services; 
‘‘(B) a shipper, receiver, manufacturer, 
warehouse, distribution center, or any other 
business entity that is receiving or sending 
goods by commercial motor vehicle; 
‘‘(C) does not include any structure such 
as a filling station, service station, or res-
taurant of 800 square feet or less that has a 
restroom located within such structure that is 
only intended for use by employees; and 
‘‘(D) does not include any rail facility.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 141 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 14104 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘14105. Restroom access for drivers.’’. 
SEC. 3. RESTROOM ACCESS FOR DRAYAGE TRUCK OPERA-
TORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A terminal operator shall provide 
a sufficient number of covered restrooms for use by cov-
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ered drayage truck operators in areas of the terminal that 
such operators typically have access to. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—To be in compliance with sub-
section (a), a terminal operator shall provide— 
(1) access to existing restrooms while covered 
drayage truck operators are on port property and 
when such access does not pose an obvious safety 
risk to such truck operators and other employees of 
the terminal operator in the area; 
(2) additional restrooms, if necessary, at loca-
tions where there is the most need; and 
(3) a place for covered drayage truck operators 
to park vehicles while accessing such restrooms. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
DRAYAGE
TRUCK
OPERATOR.— 
The term ‘‘covered drayage truck operator’’ means 
the driver of any in-use on-road vehicle with a gross 
vehicle weight rating of greater than 33,000 pounds 
operating on or transgressing through port or inter-
modal rail yard property for the purpose of loading, 
unloading, or transporting cargo, including contain-
erized, bulk, or break-bulk goods. 
(2) TERMINAL
OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘ter-
minal operator’’— 
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(A) means the business entity operating a 
marine terminal for loading and unloading 
cargo to and from marine vessels; and 
(B) includes the port authority if the port 
is directly operating the marine terminal in 
loading and unloading cargo to and from ma-
rine vessels. 
(3) COVERED RESTROOM.—The term ‘‘covered 
restroom’’ means a restroom or portable chemical 
toilet that is located in an area that does not pose 
an obvious health or safety risk to a covered drayage 
truck operator. 
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