Small Airport Mothers' Rooms Act of 2019

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Mrs. MILLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask for support for my bill, H.R. 3362, the Small Airport Mothers' Room Act of 2019.

Travelling with infants, while rewarding, can often be stressful on new mothers. This legislation helps lessen this anxiety and allows for mothers to have a quiet, private space to care for their young ones.

As air travel continues to be one of the most preferred and popular means of transportation, we need to make sure that airport infrastructure is properly updated to fit not only the needs of American mothers but American families as well.

H.R. 3362 would require small hub airports to construct mothers' rooms, which are areas where mothers can nurse their children in privacy.

The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 required all large and medium hub airports to construct mothers' rooms by 2021. My bill would help fill the remaining gap and similarly require small hub airports to install mothers' room, extending this coverage to 97 percent of all travelers.

Thank you to Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves and my colleagues on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for their support on my bill.

I would also like to express my gratitude to the T&I Committee staff for their assistance with this legislation.

I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 3362.

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