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S. 71 · 119th Congress (2025–2027)

Baby Changing on Board Act

This bill requires Amtrak passenger rail trains to have a baby changing table in at least one restroom in each car, including in an Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990-compliant restroom. The bill applies to passenger rail trains that are (1) owned and operated by Amtrak, and (2) solicited for purchase after the bill's enactment for use by Amtrak.

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A bill to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars.

Passed Senate

This bill’s path

483 days after it was introduced

This is S. 71’s recorded path, not a universal congressional workflow.

How bills become lawAll actions

  1. Introduced16 months

  2. Passed Senate

  3. Passed House

  4. Sent to President

  5. Signed into law

Sponsor
Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT)
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor

1 original · 0 later

  1. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· Original · Jan 13, 2025
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Subjects
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
  • Railroads

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  1. Introduced in Senate

    Document: Introduced in Senate

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  2. ▸ 3 committee actions · Jan 13, 2025 – Apr 22, 2026

    1. Referred to committee

      Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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    2. Ordered reported

      Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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    3. Reported by committee

      Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-118.

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  3. Latest

    Passed Senate

    Congressional Record S2204; text: CR S2204

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    The Senate passed the amended bill.

    Document: Engrossed in Senate

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Committees

  1. SenateCommerce, Science, and TransportationReferred Jan 13, 2025 · Markup Feb 12, 2026 · Reported Apr 22, 2026S. Rept. 119-118

    1. Feb 12, 2026 · Meeting

      Business meeting to consider S.71, to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S.1898, to establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable orbital environment, S.2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband Funding Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal funds for broadband deployment, S.3199, to establish a multi-stakeholder advisory committee tasked with providing detailed recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S.3266, to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, S.3468, to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and collaboration, S.3639, to expedite processing of satellite and space licenses, S.3700, to establish an expert review panel to make recommendations for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management system at the FAA, and routine lists in the Coast Guard; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the NTSB final report on the DCA midair collision.

    2. Feb 3, 2026 · Meeting

      Business meeting to consider S.71, to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S.1898, to establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable orbital environment, S.2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband Funding Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal funds for broadband deployment, S.3199, to establish a multi-stakeholder advisory committee tasked with providing detailed recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S.3266, to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, S.3468, to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and collaboration, S.3639, to expedite processing of satellite and space licenses, S.3700, to establish an expert review panel to make recommendations for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management system at the FAA, and the nominations of Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, both of the Department of Transportation, Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

    1. S. Rept. 119-118 · Apr 22, 2026 · Baby Changing on Board Act

Floor record

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  1. May 11, 2026 · Senate · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous ConsentCongressional Record S2204

    Baby Changing on Board Act

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Titles (2)

  1. Baby Changing on Board Act

    Display title, Short title · Engrossed in Senate, Reported to Senate, Introduced in Senate

  2. A bill to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars.

    Official title · Introduced in Senate