US HCR67 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Recognizes the hardships that disabled U.S. citizens must overcome every day. Reaffirms support of the Architectural Barriers Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Recommends that the United States Postal Service (USPS) and other public agencies install power-assisted doors to ensure equal access to all citizens. Pledges to continue to identify and rectify the barriers that are preventing equal access to federal government services.
Title
Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many United States postal facilities for all people in the United States in particular disabled citizens.
Sponsors
| Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] |
| Rep. James Himes [D-CT] | Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] | Rep. John Larson [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| 2013-11-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. |
| 2013-11-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2013-11-21 | House | Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure |
| 2013-11-21 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2013-11-21 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2013-11-21 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
| 2013-11-21 | House | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
| 2013-11-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. |
Same As/Similar To
SCR26 (Related) 2013-11-21 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8466)
Subjects
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government operations and politics
Postal service
Disability and paralysis
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government operations and politics
Postal service
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/67/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hconres67/BILLS-113hconres67ih.pdf |
