[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 206 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                SMALL AIRPORT MOTHERS' ROOMS ACT OF 2019

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                               speech of

                          HON. CAROL D. MILLER

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 16, 2019

  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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