Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.
Latest action · Sep 19, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2018
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Recognizes the immense hardships that people with disabilities in the United States must overcome every day.
Pledges to make universal and inclusive design a guiding principle for all infrastructure bills and projects.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2018 to Sep 5, 2018, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 5, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Jul 27, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Jul 26, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 26, 2018Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 59 | A concurrent resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly individuals with disabilities. | Related bill | Dec 10, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2018Introduced in House
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