S 778
Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act
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Bill overview
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish lactation spaces in each of its medical centers. These spaces must be separate from bathrooms, offer privacy and security, be accessible to people with disabilities, and include essential amenities like a chair and workspace. The goal is to support breastfeeding mothers who are veterans and the public.
Key provisions
- Requires VA medical centers to have lactation spaces.
- Lactation spaces must be separate from bathrooms.
- Spaces must be accessible to individuals with disabilities.
- Spaces must include a chair and a working surface.
- Spaces must be shielded from view and free from intrusion.
- Spaces must be clearly identified with signage.
- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must implement this requirement within two years.
Who is affected
- Veterans
- Women Veterans
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Medical Center Staff
- Public (regarding access to lactation spaces)
Notable changes
- Creates a specific requirement for lactation spaces within VA medical centers.
- Defines the characteristics of a compliant lactation space.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. 778
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
This Act may be cited as the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act
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Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
In this section, the term lactation space means a hygienic place, other than a bathroom, that—
is shielded from view;
is free from intrusion;
is accessible to disabled individuals (including such individuals who use wheelchairs);
contains a chair and a working surface;
is easy to locate;
is clearly identified with signage; and
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item related to section 1720L the following new item:
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out section 1720M of title 38, United States Code, as added by this section, not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.