[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4525 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4525

 To provide an individual with an eligible medical condition access to 
 employee restroom facilities of a retail establishment under certain 
                  conditions, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2023

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide an individual with an eligible medical condition access to 
 employee restroom facilities of a retail establishment under certain 
                  conditions, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restroom Access Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. MEDICALLY NECESSARY RESTROOM ACCESS.

    (a) In General.--Any retail establishment that has a restroom 
facility that is not usually accessible to the public shall allow a 
customer to use that facility during business hours of such retail 
establishment if--
            (1) the customer suffers from an eligible medical 
        condition;
            (2) the customer presents an identification card as 
        described by subsection (b);
            (3) two or more employees of the retail establishment are 
        working at the time the customer requests use of the restroom 
        facility;
            (4) the restroom facility is not located in an area where 
        providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk 
        to the customer; and
            (5) a public restroom is not available to the customer at 
        the time at which they seek to use such restroom.
    (b) Identification Card.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a 
system to create and distribute an identification card to an individual 
for whom a medical professional has certified has an eligible medical 
condition.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Customer.--The term ``customer'' means an individual 
        who is lawfully on the premises of a retail establishment.
            (2) Eligible medical condition.--The term ``eligible 
        medical condition'' means--
                    (A) any inflammatory bowel disease, including 
                Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or irritable bowel 
                syndrome;
                    (B) the use of an ostomy device; or
                    (C) any other diagnosed medical condition, 
                including pregnancy, that would require immediate 
                access to a restroom facility.
            (3) Medical professional.--The term ``medical 
        professional'' means a physician, naturopathic physician, 
        physician assistant, nurse, or nurse practitioner qualified to 
        diagnose an eligible medical condition.
            (4) Retail establishment.--The term ``retail 
        establishment'' means a place of business open to the public 
        for the sale of goods or services moving in or affecting 
        interstate commerce.
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