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The bill improves accessibility, dignity, and safety for people with disabilities, seniors, and their caregivers in congressional visitor facilities, while imposing modest construction, maintenance, and space-allocation costs on federal budgets and historic buildings.
People with disabilities: gain private, fully accessible adult changing facilities in the Library of Congress and Capitol Visitor Center equipped for safe transfers and caregiver assistance, improving dignity and access.
Seniors and adults with mobility impairments: receive improved safety in congressional visitor spaces through added safety rails, hoists, and adult-sized benches that reduce fall and transfer risks.
Visitors who require caregiving (family members and others): can attend public spaces with one or two caregivers, making the Library of Congress and Capitol Visitor Center more accessible for tourism, services, and family visits.
Taxpayers and the federal budget: face upfront construction and equipment costs to install specialized adult changing rooms and lifting fixtures in two facilities.
Architect of the Capitol and project managers: may experience renovation delays and need ongoing maintenance funding to service hoists, rails, and other specialized fixtures, complicating project schedules and budgets.
Facility users and staff in constrained historic buildings: could see reduced available public or staff space when areas are repurposed for adult changing rooms, creating trade-offs in space allocation.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires the Architect of the Capitol to install at least one adult changing room in the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center with specified accessibility features.
Introduced February 20, 2026 by H. Morgan Griffith · Last progress February 20, 2026
Requires the Architect of the Capitol to provide at least one adult changing room in each of two specific locations: the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center. An "adult changing room" must be a private, fully accessible restroom equipped with an adult-sized changing bench, secure safety rails, a mounted or movable hoist, and enough space for one or two caregivers.