US HB5813 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-1)
Status: Introduced on September 28 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-09-28 - 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.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 28 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-09-28 - 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.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD] | Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] |
| Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI] |
| Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL] | Rep. Seth Magaziner [D-RI] |
| Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD] | Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL] | Rep. Kevin Mullin [D-CA] |
| Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM] | Rep. Yadira Caraveo [D-CO] | Rep. Brittany Pettersen [D-CO] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Sen. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] | Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL] |
| Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] |
| Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX] | Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL] | Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO] | Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC] |
| Rep. Wiley Nickel [D-NC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-28 | House | 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. |
| 2023-09-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2984 (Same As) 2023-09-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5813/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5813/BILLS-118hr5813ih.pdf |
