Lactation rooms for airports proposed in House bill

Paul Heymont 5/27/152:43 PM

Private lactation rooms for nursing and pumping mothers would be required in all large- and medium-sized commercial airports under a bill introduced in Congress this week by Rep. Tammy Duckworth and 13 co-sponsors.

Duckworth, a first-time mother at 47, is also running for the U.S. Senate in next year's election.

The bill would require that the airports have available a place that would be shielded from public view, a lockable door, seats, table and an electric outlet. Airports would have two years to comply, and could use federal Airport Improvement Program funds.

Illinois already has a similar state law, which also applies to smaller airports when they upgrade a terminal or build a new one. TravelGumbo reported on one type of lactation facility a while ago; details HERE.

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