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HR 5147 - 114

BABIES Act

Became Public Law No: 114-235.

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Summary

82 Passed Senate without amendment Oct 25, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it passed the House on September 21, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation or BABIES Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires restrooms in a public building to be equipped with baby changing facilities that the General Services Administration (GSA) determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. "Public building" means a public building controlled by the GSA's Public Building Service. Such requirement shall be subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such requirement shall be inapplicable: to a restroom in a public building that is not available or accessible for public use, to a restroom that contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a restroom with a baby changing table is located on the same floor of such building, if new construction would be required to install a baby changing facility in the building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible, or to a building not subject to an alteration for which any appropriations must be approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

49 Public Law Oct 25, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it passed the House on September 21, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation or BABIES Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires restrooms in a public building to be equipped with baby changing facilities that the General Services Administration (GSA) determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. "Public building" means a public building controlled by the GSA's Public Building Service. Such requirement shall be subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such requirement shall be inapplicable: to a restroom in a public building that is not available or accessible for public use, to a restroom that contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a restroom with a baby changing table is located on the same floor of such building, if new construction would be required to install a baby changing facility in the building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible, or to a building not subject to an alteration for which any appropriations must be approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

36 Passed House amended Oct 25, 2016

Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation or BABIES Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires restrooms in a public building to be equipped with baby changing facilities that the General Services Administration (GSA) determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. "Public building" means a public building controlled by the GSA's Public Building Service. Such requirement shall be subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such requirement shall be inapplicable: to a restroom in a public building that is not available or accessible for public use, to a restroom that contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a restroom with a baby changing table is located on the same floor of such building, if new construction would be required to install a baby changing facility in the building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible, or to a building not subject to an alteration for which any appropriations must be approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

00 Introduced in House Jul 7, 2016

Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation (BABIES) Act This bill requires male and female restrooms in a public building to be equipped with baby changing facilities that the General Services Administration determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. Such requirement shall be subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such requirement shall be inapplicable to a restroom in a public building that: (1) is not available for public use, or (2) contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a male or female restroom is located within the same section or corridor of such building.

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Oct 7, 2016

Signed by President.

Oct 7, 2016

Signed by President.

Oct 7, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-235.

Oct 7, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-235.

Oct 3, 2016

Presented to President.

Oct 3, 2016

Presented to President.

Sep 29, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6255-6256)

Sep 29, 2016

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6255-6256)

Sep 29, 2016

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 22, 2016

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Sep 21, 2016

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5767-5768)

Sep 21, 2016

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 34 (Roll no. 541).(text: CR 09/20/2016 H5701)

Sep 21, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 34 (Roll no. 541). (text: CR 09/20/2016 H5701)

Sep 21, 2016

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 21, 2016

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Sep 20, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-774.

Sep 20, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-774.

Sep 20, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 605.

Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 20, 2016

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5701-5702)

Sep 20, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5147.

Sep 20, 2016

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Sep 14, 2016

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.

Sep 14, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 14, 2016

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

May 2, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Apr 29, 2016

Introduced in House

Apr 29, 2016

Introduced in House

Apr 29, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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