Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 3, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2016
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 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 supplied with electricity) an electrical outlet.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 12, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 12, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2016 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2016 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Feb 2, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E98)
- Feb 2, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E98 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Feb 2, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 19, February 2, 2016, page H496.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 40, United States Code, to require that certain public buildings contain a lactation room for public use, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
