The economy is in shambles and Dem Rep. Laura Richardson is worried about bathrooms.

(The Hill) — Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.) has proposed legislation that would let fire stations around the country apply for grants of up to $100,000 to build women’s restrooms, showers and changing facilities.

The Fairness in Restrooms Existing in Stations (FIRE Stations) Act, H.R. 3753, says these grants would help promote gender equity in fire houses. The findings of the legislation says most were built with a “single-gender workforce” in mind, that 50 percent of all fire departments do not have any women employees, and that women make up just 3.7 percent of all firefighters.

“[A] few fire departments still assign women only to stations that have facilities for women, limiting the potential for promotion and advancement for women,” the bill adds.

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