Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act

Bill: 116-s-2638
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-10-17
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Child health

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Became Public Law No: 116-190.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men's and one women's restroom in each passenger terminal building of the airport. </p> <p>Currently, medium and large hub airports must comply with this requirement by FY2021. The bill requires small hub airports to be in compliance by FY2023.</p>

action_date: 2020-06-10
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men's and one women's restroom in each passenger terminal building of the airport. </p> <p>Currently, medium and large hub airports must comply with this requirement by FY2021. The bill requires small hub airports to be in compliance by FY2023.</p>

action_date: 2020-07-29
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men's and one women's restroom in each passenger terminal building of the airport. </p> <p>Currently, medium and large hub airports must comply with this requirement by FY2021. The bill requires small hub airports to be in compliance by FY2023.</p>

action_date: 2020-10-01
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men's and one women's restroom in each passenger terminal building of the airport. </p> <p>Currently, medium and large hub airports must comply with this requirement by FY2021. The bill requires small hub airports to be in compliance by FY2023.</p>

action_date: 2020-10-30
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men's and one women's restroom in each passenger terminal building of the airport. </p> <p>Currently, medium and large hub airports must comply with this requirement by FY2021. The bill requires small hub airports to be in compliance by FY2023.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2019 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act . 2. Mothers’ rooms Section 47107(w) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking In fiscal year 2021 and all that follows through the Secretary of Transportation and inserting The Secretary of Transportation ; (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking one men’s and one women’s and inserting at least one men’s and at least one women’s ; (3) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following: (A) Airport size (i) In general The requirements in paragraph (1) shall only apply to applications submitted by the airport sponsor of— (I) a medium or large hub airport in fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter; and (II) an applicable small hub airport in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. (ii) Applicable small hub airport defined In clause (i)(II), the term applicable small hub airport means an airport designated as a small hub airport during— (I) the 3-year period consisting of 2020, 2021, and 2022; or (II) any consecutive 3-year period beginning after 2020. ; (4) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the date of enactment of this Act complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) and inserting October 5, 2018, complies with the requirement in paragraph (1)(A) ; and (5) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (1)(A) .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 479 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2638 [Report No. 116–232] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2019 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Daines , Mr. Blumenthal , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation June 10, 2020 Reported by Mr. Wicker , without amendment A BILL To amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act . 2. Mothers’ rooms Section 47107(w) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking In fiscal year 2021 and all that follows through the Secretary of Transportation and inserting The Secretary of Transportation ; (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking one men’s and one women’s and inserting at least one men’s and at least one women’s ; (3) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following: (A) Airport size (i) In general The requirements in paragraph (1) shall only apply to applications submitted by the airport sponsor of— (I) a medium or large hub airport in fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter; and (II) an applicable small hub airport in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. (ii) Applicable small hub airport defined In clause (i)(II), the term applicable small hub airport means an airport designated as a small hub airport during— (I) the 3-year period consisting of 2020, 2021, and 2022; or (II) any consecutive 3-year period beginning after 2020. ; (4) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the date of enactment of this Act complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) and inserting October 5, 2018, complies with the requirement in paragraph (1)(A) ; and (5) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (1)(A) .

June 10, 2020 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act . 2. Mothers’ rooms Section 47107(w) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking In fiscal year 2021 and all that follows through the Secretary of Transportation and inserting The Secretary of Transportation ; (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking one men’s and one women’s and inserting at least one men’s and at least one women’s ; (3) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following: (A) Airport size (i) In general The requirements in paragraph (1) shall only apply to applications submitted by the airport sponsor of— (I) a medium or large hub airport in fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter; and (II) an applicable small hub airport in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. (ii) Applicable small hub airport defined In clause (i)(II), the term applicable small hub airport means an airport designated as a small hub airport during— (I) the 3-year period consisting of 2020, 2021, and 2022; or (II) any consecutive 3-year period beginning after 2020. ; (4) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the date of enactment of this Act complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) and inserting October 5, 2018, complies with the requirement in paragraph (1)(A) ; and (5) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (1)(A) .

Passed the Senate July 29, 2020. Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty S. 2638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act . 2. Mothers’ rooms Section 47107(w) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking In fiscal year 2021 and all that follows through the Secretary of Transportation and inserting The Secretary of Transportation ; (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking one men’s and one women’s and inserting at least one men’s and at least one women’s ; (3) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following: (A) Airport size (i) In general The requirements in paragraph (1) shall only apply to applications submitted by the airport sponsor of— (I) a medium or large hub airport in fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter; and (II) an applicable small hub airport in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. (ii) Applicable small hub airport defined In clause (i)(II), the term applicable small hub airport means an airport designated as a small hub airport during— (I) the 3-year period consisting of 2020, 2021, and 2022; or (II) any consecutive 3-year period beginning after 2020. ; (4) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the date of enactment of this Act complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) and inserting October 5, 2018, complies with the requirement in paragraph (1)(A) ; and (5) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (1)(A) .

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