# 114-hr-5147: BABIES Act

114-hr-5147, BABIES Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI); status Became Public Law No: 114-235. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5147
- Congress: 114
- Title: BABIES Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 114-235.
- Introduced: 2016-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation (BABIES) Act This bill requires male and female restrooms in a public building to be equipped with baby changing facilities that the General Services Administration determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. Such requirement shall be subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such requirement shall be inapplicable to a restroom in a public building that: (1) is not available for public use, or (2) contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a male or female restroom is located within the same section or corridor of such building.

## Cosponsors (28)

- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2016-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2016-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2016-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.

## Sources
- [114-hr-5147 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5147)

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- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2902)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
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