House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Baby Changing on Board Act
Official title: To require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2025
- Committee actionApr 2, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 9, 2025 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 10, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 248.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 248, Baby Changing on Board Act” on June 4, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 2, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61462
- CBO publication date
- June 4, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 248, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/248
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-146 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 6, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/146
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 248, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/248
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. UNDERWOOD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 5, January 9, 2025, Page H92):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 248, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/248
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a20674041dd5459e8b7c9827d6e9003354b0fbec8824c0105ab0a003d7846e11
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lauren Underwood.
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- H.R. 7973 (119th) Momnibus Act
- H.R. 247 (119th) Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
- H.R. 8397 (119th) Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act
- H.R. 8807 (119th) Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.