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Introduced Session

Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to approve a grant application for an airport development project only if the DOT receives written assurances that the owner or operator of a large or medium hub airport will maintain a lactation area at each passenger terminal building of the airport behind the airport security screening area. The bill defines "lactation area" to mean a room or other location in a commercial service airport for members of the public to express breast milk that: is shielded from view and free from intrusion from the public; has a door that can be locked; includes a place to sit, a table or other flat surface, and an electrical outlet; is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and is not located in a restroom. DOT may approve a terminal development project for the construction or installation of a lactation area at a commercial service airport.

Committee Categories

Tammy Duckworth (D)*,  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Ben Cardin (D),  Chris Coons (D),  Catherine Cortez Masto (D),  Deb Fischer (R),  Al Franken (D),  Kamala Harris (D),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Patrick Leahy (D),  Claire McCaskill (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Jeanne Shaheen (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 05/11/2017)

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