Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4439
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-02-02
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Child health

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Nutrition and diet

Right of privacy

Smithsonian Institution

U.S. Capitol

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill requires that certain public buildings that are open to the public and contain a public restroom&nbsp;provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is hygienic and is available for use by a member of the public to express milk. The lactation room must be shielded from public view, be free from intrusion, and contain a chair, a working surface, and (if the building is&nbsp;supplied with electricity)&nbsp;an electrical outlet. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4439 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2016 Ms. Norton 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 certain public buildings contain a lactation room for public use, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2016 . 2. Lactation room in public buildings (a) Lactation room in public buildings Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 3317. Lactation room in public buildings (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate authority The term appropriate authority means the head of a Federal agency, the Architect of the Capitol, or other official authority responsible for the operation of a public building. (2) Covered public building The term covered public building means a public building (as defined in section 3301) that is open to the public and contains a public restroom, and includes a building listed in section 6301 or 5101. (3) Lactation room The term lactation room means a hygienic place, other than a bathroom, that— (A) is shielded from view; (B) is free from intrusion; and (C) contains a chair, a working surface, and, if the public building is otherwise supplied with electricity, an electrical outlet. (b) Lactation room required Except as provided in subsection (c), the appropriate authority of a covered public building shall ensure that the building contains a lactation room that is made available for use by a member of the public to express breast milk. (c) Exceptions A covered public building may be excluded from the requirement in subsection (b) at the discretion of the appropriate authority if— (1) the public building— (A) does not contain a lactation room for employees who work in the building; and (B) does not have a room that could be repurposed as a lactation room or a space that could be made private using portable materials, at a reasonable cost; or (2) new construction would be required to create a lactation room in the public building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible. (d) No unauthorized entry Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an individual to enter a public building that the individual is not otherwise authorized to enter. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to section 3316 the following new item: 3317. Lactation room in public buildings. . (c) Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.