H.R. 5147 — BABIES Act

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(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.

Legislative Actions

2016-09-20

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 605.

2016-09-20

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

2016-09-20

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

2016-09-20

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

2016-09-20

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.

2016-09-21

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

2016-09-21

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)

Roll Call #541 (House)

2016-09-21

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)

Roll Call #541 (House)

2016-09-21

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

2016-09-21

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

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