HR 6860 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 28, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022

This bill prohibits government entities and insurance providers from denying community-based services to individuals with disabilities that require long-term service or support that would enable such individuals to live in the community and lead an independent life.

Specifically, these entities may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of community-based services by such actions as imposing prohibited eligibility criteria, cost caps, or waiting lists or failing to provide a specific community-based service. Additionally, community-based services must be offered to individuals with such disabilities prior to institutionalization. Institutionalized individuals must be notified regularly of community-based alternatives.

The bill requires the Department of Justice to issue regulations requiring government entities and insurance providers to offer community-based long-term services to individuals with such disabilities who would otherwise qualify for institutional placement. Government entities must ensure sufficient availability of affordable, accessible, and integrated housing that is not a disability-specific residential setting or a setting where services are tied to tenancy.

Regulations shall also (1) require government entities and insurance providers to perform self-evaluation on current services, policies, and practices and concerning compliance with requirements of this bill; and (2) require government entities to submit a transition plan. The bill provides funds for FY2022 for the Department of Health and Human Services to provide technical assistance with respect to transition plans.

The bill allows civil actions by individuals subjected to, or about to be subjected to, a violation of its requirements.

Cosponsors 202

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2022 to Dec 12, 2022; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-NYAntonio DelgadoOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-GALucy McBathOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalFeb 28, 2022
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeMar 1, 2022
D-MNIlhan OmarMar 1, 2022
D-CAJimmy GomezMar 1, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasMar 1, 2022
D-CAAmi BeraMar 3, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalMar 3, 2022
D-WIRon KindMar 3, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 7, 2022
D-VAElaine G. LuriaMar 7, 2022
D-COJoe NeguseMar 7, 2022
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 9, 2022
D-NYBrian HigginsMar 16, 2022
D-MOCori BushMar 16, 2022
D-CODiana DeGetteMar 16, 2022
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMar 18, 2022
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalMar 24, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Mar 28, 2022
D-CAEric SwalwellMar 28, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 28, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuMar 28, 2022
D-CARo KhannaMar 28, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanMar 30, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMar 30, 2022
D-MAStephen F. LynchMar 30, 2022
D-CATed LieuMar 30, 2022
D-FLVal Butler DemingsMar 30, 2022
D-CAPete AguilarApr 5, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 5, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterApr 6, 2022
D-NHChris PappasApr 7, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanApr 7, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossApr 11, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeMay 10, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerMay 10, 2022
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonMay 10, 2022
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 10, 2022
D-CAJared HuffmanMay 10, 2022
D-CAKatie PorterMay 10, 2022
D-FLLois FrankelMay 10, 2022
D-MALori TrahanMay 10, 2022
D-MARichard E. NealMay 10, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMay 10, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 10, 2022
D-OHShontel M. BrownMay 10, 2022
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.May 12, 2022
D-COJason CrowMay 12, 2022
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyMay 13, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownMay 16, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoMay 16, 2022
D-CASara JacobsMay 16, 2022
D-NJTom MalinowskiMay 16, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatMay 17, 2022
D-MAJake AuchinclossMay 17, 2022
D-NJMikie SherrillMay 17, 2022
D-CABrad ShermanMay 18, 2022
D-NJDonald NorcrossMay 18, 2022
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMay 18, 2022
D-WIGwen MooreMay 18, 2022
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleMay 18, 2022
R-COKen BuckMay 18, 2022
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezMay 24, 2022
D-FLCharlie CristMay 24, 2022
D-TXColin Z. AllredMay 24, 2022
D-HIEd CaseMay 24, 2022
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 24, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMay 24, 2022
D-OHJoyce BeattyMay 24, 2022
D-CALinda T. SánchezMay 24, 2022
D-CARaul RuizMay 27, 2022
D-MNAngie CraigJun 7, 2022
D-IACynthia AxneJun 7, 2022
D-CAJerry McNerneyJun 7, 2022
D-FLKathy CastorJun 7, 2022
D-TXVicente GonzalezJun 7, 2022
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 9, 2022
D-MIHaley M. StevensJun 9, 2022
D-CAJulia BrownleyJun 9, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 9, 2022
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerJun 15, 2022
D-MEChellie PingreeJun 15, 2022
D-CAJackie SpeierJun 15, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesJun 15, 2022
D-WIMark PocanJun 15, 2022
D-MNDean PhillipsJul 1, 2022
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkJul 1, 2022
D-VTPeter WelchJul 1, 2022
D-NVSusie LeeJul 1, 2022
D-TXHenry CuellarJul 12, 2022
D-VAJennifer WextonJul 12, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaJul 12, 2022
D-CAKaren BassJul 12, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJul 12, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickJul 12, 2022
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJul 18, 2022
D-TXJoaquin CastroJul 18, 2022
D-CAMaxine WatersJul 18, 2022
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJul 18, 2022
D-VAA. Donald McEachinJul 21, 2022
D-PAMadeleine DeanJul 21, 2022
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJul 21, 2022
D-AZTom O'HalleranJul 21, 2022
D-NHAnn M. KusterJul 28, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesJul 28, 2022
D-NVSteven HorsfordAug 9, 2022
D-NJAndy KimAug 30, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonAug 30, 2022
D-ILLauren UnderwoodSep 13, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterSep 13, 2022
D-ILMike QuigleySep 13, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersSep 13, 2022
D-ILSean CastenSep 13, 2022
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneySep 13, 2022
D-PASusan WildSep 13, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoSep 14, 2022
D-CAMike ThompsonSep 14, 2022
D-ILRobin L. KellySep 14, 2022
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Sep 14, 2022
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickSep 15, 2022
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceSep 15, 2022
D-PAConor LambSep 15, 2022
D-MDDavid J. TroneSep 15, 2022
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesSep 15, 2022
D-TXLizzie FletcherSep 15, 2022
D-OHMarcy KapturSep 19, 2022
D-CTJoe CourtneySep 21, 2022
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesSep 21, 2022
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 21, 2022
D-KSSharice DavidsSep 21, 2022
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneSep 21, 2022
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderSep 22, 2022
D-OHTim RyanSep 22, 2022
D-TXVeronica EscobarSep 22, 2022
D-TXAl GreenSep 30, 2022
D-ILBill FosterSep 30, 2022
D-NCDavid E. PriceSep 30, 2022
D-PAMatt CartwrightSep 30, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsSep 30, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaSep 30, 2022
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOct 4, 2022
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOct 4, 2022
R-NYJohn KatkoOct 4, 2022
D-CAMike LevinOct 4, 2022
D-AZRuben GallegoOct 4, 2022
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOct 7, 2022
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOct 7, 2022
D-INFrank J. MrvanOct 31, 2022
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOct 31, 2022
D-MDKweisi MfumeNov 7, 2022
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Nov 17, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushNov 17, 2022
D-NYRitchie TorresNov 17, 2022
D-NYGrace MengNov 30, 2022
D-MIDebbie DingellDec 8, 2022
D-NJJosh GottheimerDec 8, 2022
D-WAMarilyn StricklandDec 8, 2022
D-NYPatrick RyanDec 12, 2022

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 28, 2022
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 28, 2022
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 28, 2022
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  2. Feb 28, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Feb 28, 2022Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  4. Feb 28, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I; Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 36, February 28, 2022, page H1176.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3417Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2021Related billDec 16, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022

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.

  1. Feb 28, 2022Introduced in House

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