S. 528 · 116th Congress
Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019
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- Senate Introduced Feb 14, 2019
- Senate Passed Jun 26, 2019
A public building may be excluded from such requirement at the discretion of the official responsible for its operation if
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Jun 26, 2019
Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019
(Sec. 2) This bill requires that certain public buildings that are open to the public and contain a public restroom provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is hygienic and is available for use by members 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 supplied with electricity) an electrical outlet.
A public building may be excluded from such requirement at the discretion of the official responsible for its operation if
- it does not contain a lactation room for employees and does not have a space that could be repurposed as one or that could be made private by using portable materials, at a reasonable cost; or
- the cost of new construction required to create a lactation room is not feasible.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019
Latest action (Jun 27, 2019): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 14, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Feb 14, 2019
- Senate Passed Jun 26, 2019
No recorded floor vote found.