The Congressional Dads Caucus is calling out the lack of diaper changing tables in House office buildings and asking the House Administration Committee to address the shortage.
The caucus, founded by Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., in January, sent a letter Friday to House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., and ranking member Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., asking them to expand access to changing tables throughout the House side of the Capitol complex.
Gomez, whose son Hodge was born last year, said in an interview Thursday that he learned of the shortage when a constituent posted about it on social media after a visit to the Capitol. He sent staff to investigate the issue and found that many bathrooms in the Rayburn and Longworth office buildings have no changing tables. Cannon, which is in the final phase of a renovation project, has many more options, Gomez said.
