Legislative Update
Roybal-Allard Breast-Feeding Amendment Passes

An amendment offered by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) to explicitly permit breast-feeding in National Parks and national museums was adopted unanimously by the House Appropriations Committee on July 1st as part of the Fiscal Year 2000 Interior Appropriations. Rep. Roybal-Allard said that the amendment was prompted by numerous reports from women who said that they had been asked to stop breast-feeding their infants or had been humiliated by National Park Service Rangers or museum guards.

Action Needed Urge your Senators to support the provision when the Interior Appropriations bill comes up in the Senate. The Senate is scheduled to resume consideration of the Interior Appropriations bill on Wednesday, Sept. 8th. Contact Senators Daniel Moynihan and Charles Schumer at: United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 or via the Senate switchboard at (202) 224-3121.