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[Page S244]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:
POM-175. A resolution adopted by the General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey urging the United States Congress and
the President of the United States to enact legislation
prohibiting airlines from counting breast milk or breast
pumps against the airline's carry-on limit and prohibiting
airlines from restricting passengers from carrying breast
milk onto the aircraft; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
Assembly Resolution No. 244
Whereas, More than 80 percent of mothers breastfeed their
infants during the first six months of the child's life; and
Whereas, No matter what they are doing or where they are,
breastfeeding mothers need to express milk every few hours in
order to keep up their milk supply and to prevent infection
known as mastitis; and
Whereas, On October 5, 2018, the President of the United
States signed into law a five-year reauthorization of the
Federal Aviation Administration, which included language that
requires airports to provide lactation rooms that are
accessible to the public; and
Whereas, In spite of this federal law and laws in all 50
states that specifically allow breastfeeding in any public or
private location, breastfeeding mothers have continued to
face barriers, even harassment, when breastfeeding or
attempting to breastfeed in public places; and
Whereas, The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
permits breast pumps and breast milk for infants or toddlers
in reasonable quantities to pass through the security
checkpoint in airports; and
Whereas, TSA also permits ice packs, freezer packs, frozen
gel packs, and other accessories required to cool breast milk
to pass through the security checkpoint in airports; and
Whereas, In spite of these TSA policies, some airlines
still prevent passengers from carrying breast milk onto
aircraft or prevent breastfeeding mothers from carrying
breast pumps onto aircraft by counting breast pumps against
the airline's carry-on limits; and
Whereas, There is no federal law that prohibits an airline
from counting breast milk or breast pumps against the
airline's carry-on limit or restricting passengers from
carrying breast milk onto aircraft; and
Whereas, These airline policies create barriers for parents
to feed infants and toddlers while traveling and create
health risks for breastfeeding mothers who are prevented from
expressing milk for extended periods of time while traveling;
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey:
1. This House urges the President and the Congress of the
United States to enact a law prohibiting an airline from
counting breast milk or breast pumps against the airline's
carry-on limit or restricting passengers from carrying breast
milk onto aircraft.
2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary
of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General
Assembly to the President of the United States, the President
of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States
House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders
of the United States Senate and United States House of
Representatives, and each member of the United States
Congress elected from this State.
POM-176. A resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the City and County of San Francisco, California, urging
the United States Congress to enact H.R. 763 The Energy and
Carbon Dividend Act of 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
POM-177. A resolution adopted by the Common Council of
Hammond, Indiana, supporting the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Dream Act; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
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