I 
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. NAPOLI-
TANO, 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. 
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 ‘‘Bathrooms Accessible 
in Every Situation (BABIES) Act.’’ 
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SEC. 2. BABY CHANGING FACILITIES IN MALE AND FEMALE 
RESTROOMS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 3314, 3315, and 
3316 as sections 3315, 3316, and 3317, respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 3313 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 3314. Baby changing facilities in male and female 
restrooms 
‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT
FOR
THE CON-
STRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC 
BUILDINGS.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and 
subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be 
made for individuals in accordance with the Americans 
with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et. seq.), male and 
female restrooms in a public building shall be equipped 
with baby changing facilities that the Administrator deter-
mines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(1) a restroom in a public building that is not 
available for public use; or 
‘‘(2) a restroom in a public building that con-
tains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where 
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a male or female restroom is located within the same 
section or corridor of such public building. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘baby 
changing facility’ means a table or other device suitable 
for changing the diaper of a child age 3 or under.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sec-
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.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall apply— 
(1) in the case of a public building constructed, 
altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General 
Services on or after the date that is 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, beginning on 
that date; and 
(2) in the case of a public building not de-
scribed in paragraph (1), beginning on the date that 
is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
section. 
Æ 
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