US Congress House Bill 5147 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-1)
Status: Passed on October 7 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-10-07 - Became Public Law No: 114-235. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

BABIES Act Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation 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.

BABIES Act Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation Act

Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]

2016-09-21 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 389 N: 34 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-09-21 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 389 N: 34 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-10-07	Senate	Became Public Law No: 114-235. (TXT | PDF)
2016-10-07	Senate	Signed by President.
2016-10-03	Senate	Presented to President.
2016-09-29	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-09-29	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6255-6256)
2016-09-22	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2016-09-21	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2016-09-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-09-21	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)
2016-09-21	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5767-5768)
2016-09-20	House	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.
2016-09-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5147.
2016-09-20	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5701-5702)
2016-09-20	House	Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-09-20	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 605.
2016-09-20	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-774.
2016-09-14	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-09-14	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-09-14	House	Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
2016-05-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2016-04-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2016-04-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5147/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5147/BILLS-114hr5147ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5147/BILLS-114hr5147rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5147/BILLS-114hr5147eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5147/BILLS-114hr5147enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016541