Abstract: A floor-mounted apparatus for raising and lowering a toilet seat is disclosed which includes a seat bar adapted to be attached to the underside of a toilet seat, a pivot pedestal adapted to be fixed to the floor, a foot pedal operating lever attached in pivotal relation to the pivot pedestal and having a foot pedal end and an operating end, a lift bar lever pivotally connected between the operating end of the foot pedal operating lever and the seat bar, and resilient tension biasing element connected between the foot pedal and the pivot pedestal to dampen gravity return of the seat to a lowered position when the foot pedal is released.