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The bill improves dignity, safety, and access for visitors with disabilities at two congressional facilities while imposing modest construction, maintenance, and space costs on federal properties and taxpayers.
People with disabilities visiting the Capitol Visitor Center and Library of Congress gain private, fully accessible adult changing facilities (with transfer space and caregiver access), improving dignity and equal access.
Seniors and adults with mobility impairments visiting these sites will have safer transfers and use of visitor spaces due to installation of safety rails, hoists, and adult-sized benches.
Visitors who require caregiving (including parents and other caregivers) can attend with one or two caregivers, improving access to public programs, services, and tourism at these federal facilities.
Taxpayers will fund construction and specialized equipment for adult changing rooms in two facilities, increasing federal costs.
Implementing specialized fixtures (hoists, benches, secure rails) may delay renovations and require ongoing maintenance budgets for the Architect of the Capitol, adding administrative and operational burden.
Allocating space to adult changing rooms within constrained historic buildings could reduce other public or staff space, limiting use opportunities in those facilities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires installation of at least one fully accessible adult changing room in the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center with specified equipment and space.
Requires the Architect of the Capitol to install at least one adult changing room in each of two locations: the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center. An "adult changing room" must be a private, fully accessible restroom with features such as an adult-sized changing bench, safety rails anchored to a secure surface, a mounted or movable hoist, and enough space for one or two caregivers.
Official title: To direct the Architect of the Capitol to install an adult changing room in the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center.
Introduced February 20, 2026 by H. Morgan Griffith · Last progress February 20, 2026