To direct the Architect of the Capitol to install an adult changing room in the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the Architect of the Capitol to install an adult changing room in at least one restroom at the Library of Congress and at least one restroom at the Capitol Visitor Center. Each room must be private and fully accessible and must be equipped for changing an adult who cannot safely use a standard restroom fixture.
The bill defines an adult changing room through features such as an adult-sized changing bench, safety rails fixed to a secure surface, a mounted or movable hoist, and enough space for the user plus one or two caregivers. The phrase "such as" indicates the listed equipment describes the expected accessible function but is not drafted as an exhaustive technical standard.
The bill establishes a two-location minimum. It does not set an installation deadline, identify the specific restrooms, appropriate construction money, create a private damages remedy, prescribe maintenance or cleaning schedules, or require adult changing rooms throughout the rest of the Capitol complex. Implementation remains subject to facility design, procurement, safety, preservation, and appropriations constraints.
Who Benefits and How
Adults with significant mobility or continence needs gain a private and safer place to receive personal care while visiting Congress. Family members, aides, and other caregivers gain adequate working space and lifting equipment, reducing injury risk and the need to use a floor or leave the complex. Disability groups, school groups, and tourists can plan visits with fewer accessibility barriers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Architect of the Capitol must select sites, design the rooms, obtain equipment, manage construction, and maintain the facilities. Legislative-branch appropriations bear installation and operating costs. Existing restroom users may face temporary closures or reduced space, and preservation, security, custodial, and safety staff must integrate specialized equipment into heavily visited federal buildings.
Key Provisions
- Requires an adult changing room at the Library of Congress.
- Requires an adult changing room at the Capitol Visitor Center.
- Establishes at least one qualifying restroom at each location.
- Requires a private and fully accessible room.
- Provides for an adult-sized changing surface.
- Provides for safety rails and lifting equipment.
- Provides space for one or two caregivers.
- Directs the Architect of the Capitol to install the facilities.
- Provides no express construction deadline.
- Provides no separate appropriation or private damages remedy.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs the Architect of the Capitol to install at least one private, fully accessible adult changing room in both the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center, with space and equipment suited to an adult user and one or two caregivers.
Key Policy Areas
Disability Accessibility, Capitol Complex Facilities, Adult Changing Rooms, Library of Congress, Capitol Visitor Center
Primary Purpose
Directs the Architect of the Capitol to install at least one private, fully accessible adult changing room in both the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center, with space and equipment suited to an adult user and one or two caregivers.
Policy Domains
Section 1 adult changing rooms at two legislative-branch visitor facilities
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Adults who need changing assistance
- Wheelchair users needing a full-size changing surface
- Family caregivers visiting the Capitol complex
- Professional aides assisting disabled visitors
- Disability organizations arranging public tours
- School groups including students with complex needs
- Tourists previously unable to remain onsite
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Architect of the Capitol facilities staff
- Legislative-branch accounts funding installation
- Custodial staff maintaining specialized rooms
- Security staff reviewing facility changes
- Preservation staff adapting historic buildings
- Restroom users affected during construction
- Contractors installing lifts and safety equipment
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and …
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Mr. Griffith (for himself and Mr. Morelle) introduced the following …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "user"
- → Adult with a disability who needs changing assistance
- "visitor"
- → Library of Congress or Capitol Visitor Center guest
- "operator"
- → Custodial or facility employee maintaining the rooms
- "caregiver"
- → Family member or aide assisting the adult user
- "installer"
- → Architect of the Capitol official delivering the facilities
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Sufficient room for the adult user and one or two people providing assistance.
A private, fully accessible restroom space equipped to support changing an adult with caregiver assistance.
Features such as an adult-sized bench, secure safety rails, and a mounted or movable hoist.
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