ACCESS Act
Latest action · Aug 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act or the ACCESS Act
This bill addresses access to public accommodations for persons with a disability.
The bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability.
The bill authorizes an aggrieved person, after taking specified actions, to commence a civil action based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier to access an existing public accommodation. Specifically, the aggrieved person must have provided the owners or operators a written notice specific enough to identify the barrier and specify the circumstances under which public accommodation access was denied. The owners or operators must have (1) failed to provide the person a written description outlining improvements that will be made to improve the barrier, or (2) failed to remove the barrier or make substantial progress after providing such a description.
The Judicial Conference of the United States must develop a model program to promote alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve claims involving architectural barriers to access for public accommodations.
Finally, the bill requires DOJ to complete a study of whether certain web content standards or information services for individuals with disabilities provided telephonically provide the same accommodations as would be available on a website.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2019 to Oct 21, 2019, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Oct 21, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Building construction
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in House
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