Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 17, 2019 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedJun 19, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Airport Mothers' Rooms Act of 2019
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.
Currently, medium and large hub airports must comply with this requirement in FY2021 and each fiscal year thereafter. The bill requires a small hub airport to be in compliance by FY2023 and each fiscal year thereafter only if such airport has been categorized as a small or medium hub airport for the three consecutive fiscal years before a grant application is submitted.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2019 to Sep 18, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Sep 18, 2019 |
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 Jun 19, 2019Markup Jun 26, 2019Reported Oct 4, 2019 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jun 20, 2019Discharged Jun 26, 2019 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Received in the Senate.
- Dec 16, 2019Mrs. Fletcher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 16, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10280-10282)
- Dec 16, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3362.
- Dec 16, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10280)
- Dec 16, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 4, 2019Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-221.
- Oct 4, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 174.
- Jun 26, 2019Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
- Jun 26, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 26, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 20, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 19, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E1620 | Carol D. Miller R-WV | Dec 19, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10280–H10282Text printed H10280Lists H10281Health organizations supporting H.R. 3362, Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act | Lizzie Fletcher D-TX, Mike Bost R-IL | Dec 16, 2019 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 6, 2019H.R. 3362, Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 26, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 103, June 19, 2019, page H4919.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2638 | Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act | Related bill | Oct 30, 2020 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Received in Senate
- Dec 16, 2019Engrossed in House
- Oct 4, 2019Reported in House
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced 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.
