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Congress Ponders the “Potty Parity Act”…
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(WaPo)- A House committee heard testimony Wednesday morning on legislation designed to develop a more equitable sexual balance in the number of toilets in federal buildings.
Nicknamed the Potty Parity Act, the bill would require the number of toilets available for women to equal or exceed the number of toilets and urinals in men’s restrooms.
Under the bill sponsored by Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the requirement would apply to federal buildings constructed in the future and current properties that would undergo major renovations.
“I am certain that every woman in this room heas frequently experienced the inconvenience, as well as the discomfort, caused by an insufficient number of women’s restroom facilities,” Towns said to a hearing room almost filled with supporters, mostly women, from his Brooklyn district.
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