YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesCorporate BenefitsPeople with Crohn's, IBS, or similar conditions could use a store's staff restroom — with a medical ID card
Civil Liberties
Customers with bowel diseases, an ostomy, pregnancy, or another condition needing a restroom fast could use a store's staff restroom. They would show a Labor Department ID card, and no public restroom could be available.
Corporate Benefits
Stores with a staff-only restroom would have to let card-holding customers use it during business hours. This applies only when two or more workers are on shift and the space poses no obvious safety risk.
More about this bill
Some people need a restroom fast, such as those with Crohn's disease, colitis, or irritable bowel syndrome. Stores would have to let them use their staff-only restroom. They would need to show a special ID card. A doctor, nurse, or similar provider would first have to confirm the condition. Pregnancy and the use of an ostomy bag would also count. The rule would apply only during business hours, and only when no public restroom is open to them. At least two workers would have to be on shift. The restroom also could not sit in a spot that poses an obvious health or safety risk to the customer. The Labor Department would have 180 days to set up a way to make and hand out the ID cards. The bill does not say how the rule would be enforced or what happens if a store says no.
Congressional Summary
Restroom Access Act of 2025 This bill requires businesses to allow a customer to use a nonpublic restroom if the customer has an eligible medical condition (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease) that requires immediate access to a restroom and other conditions are met. The Department of Labor must establish a system of identification cards for customers with eligible medical conditions to present to businesses.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-05-08
- Date Added
- 2026-10-17
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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