,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbe,ms4   
,norton introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide an individual with an eligible  
medical condition access to employee    
restroom facilities of a retail         
establishment under certain conditions1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,restroom ,access ,act of #bjbe4  #b4   
,medically necessary restroom access    
7a7 ,in general ,any retail             
establishment that has a restroom       
facility that is not usually accessible 
to the public shall allow a customer to 
use that facility during business hours 
of such retail establishment if--  7#a7 
the customer suffers from an eligible   
medical condition2  7#b7 the customer   
presents an identification card as      
described by subsection 7b72  7#c7 two  
or more employees of the retail         

establishment are working at the time   
the customer requests use of the        
restroom facility2  7#d7 the restroom   
facility is not located in an area where
 providing access would create an       
obvious health or safety risk to the    
customer2 and  7#e7 a public restroom is
 not available to the customer at the   
time at which they seek to use such     
restroom4  7b7 ,identification card ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,labor shall establish a  
system to create and distribute an      
identification card to an individual for
 whom a medical professional has        
certified has an eligible medical       
condition4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,customer ,the term       
customer means an individual who is     
lawfully on the premises of a retail    
establishment4  7#b7 ,eligible medical  
condition ,the term eligible medical    
condition means-- 7,a7 any inflammatory 
bowel disease1 including ,crohn's       

disease1 ulcerative colitis or irritable
 bowel syndrome2  7,b7 the use of an    
ostomy device2 or  7,c7 any other       
diagnosed medical condition1 including  
pregnancy1 that would require immediate 
access to a restroom facility4  7#c7    
,medical professional ,the term medical 
professional means a physician1         
naturopathic physician1 physician       
assistant1 nurse1 or nurse practitioner 
qualified to diagnose an eligible       
medical condition4  7#d7 ,retail        
establishment ,the term retail          
establishment means a place of business 
open to the public for the sale of goods
 or services moving in or affecting     
interstate commerce4