Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023
Latest action · Sep 28, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2023 to Jun 11, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Sep 28, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Feb 1, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 1, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Feb 1, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Feb 1, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Feb 1, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 1, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Feb 1, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Feb 1, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | May 1, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | May 22, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Jun 11, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2023Introduced in House
- Sep 28, 2023Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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. 169, no. 158, September 28, 2023, page H4856.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47373 | Science and Technology Issues for the 118th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 15, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2984 | Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Sep 28, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, joint labor-managament committees, public entities, public accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Justice
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employment and training programs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet, web applications, social media
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2023Introduced 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.
