# 119-hr-248: Baby Changing on Board Act

119-hr-248, Baby Changing on Board Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-248
- Congress: 119
- Title: Baby Changing on Board Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Requires Amtrak-owned passenger trains to have baby changing tables in restrooms and clear signage.** The Act adds section 24314 to Title 49 and defines terms like “baby changing table” and “ADA-compliant restroom.” It requires at least one baby changing table in a restroom in each car of covered passenger rail trains, including in ADA-compliant restrooms, and mandates signage that identifies those restrooms. "Covered passenger rail train" means Amtrak-owned and -operated trains solicited for purchase after enactment and excludes trains Amtrak operates but does not own.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Parents get changing tables on new Amtrak trains: benefit, low. If enacted, Amtrak would need a baby changing table in at least one restroom in each car on covered trains. This would include the accessible (ADA-compliant) restroom where present. Signs would mark those restrooms and the tables. Covered trains would be ones Amtrak owns and operates and orders aft…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-248 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/248)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1269)
- [119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3112)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-248 (as of 2026-09-10).