Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018
Latest action · Jul 25, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018
This bill requires newly constructed, federally assisted houses and town houses to contain at least one level that complies with specified minimum standards of accessibility for individuals with disabilities. An aggrieved person may commence a civil action with respect to a violation of the bill.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2018 to Dec 19, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 25, 2018 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jul 25, 2018 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 25, 2018 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jul 25, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Aug 17, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Oct 2, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Dec 19, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 125, July 25, 2018, page H7687.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3260 | Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Jul 28, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require all newly constructed, federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with disabilities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
