[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4924]
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  SA 3145. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3038 submitted by Ms. 
Collins and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 3944, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2026, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in division A, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives a plan, along with a cost estimate, to ensure 
     that each medical center of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs contains a lactation space that is a hygienic place, 
     other than a bathroom, that--
       (1) is shielded from view;
       (2) is free from intrusion;
       (3) is accessible to disabled individuals (including such 
     individuals who use wheelchairs);
       (4) contains a chair and a working surface;
       (5) is easy to locate;
       (6) is clearly identified with signage; and
       (7) is available for use by women veterans and members of 
     the public to express breast milk.
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