A Current Summary of Breastfeeding Legislation in the U.S.

SUMMARY OF ENACTED BREASTFEEDING LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, DC

There are no laws pertaining to breastfeeding in the District of Columbia. Note that in 1999, included in a postal appropriations bill, was language that a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a federal building or on federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location. Pub. L. 106-058, sec. 647 (1999). Federal buildings and property may include museums, court houses, agencies, national parks throughout the country, if owned or maintained by the federal government.

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