US HB4099 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
ACCESS Act ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act
Sponsors
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA] | Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA] | Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA] | Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC] |
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI] | Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH] | Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC] | Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC] |
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-08-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
2019-07-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2019-07-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
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
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
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
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4099/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4099/BILLS-116hr4099ih.pdf |