US SB2984 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on September 28 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-09-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 28 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-09-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, joint labor-management committees, public entities, public accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers, and for other purposes.
Title
Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-28 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5813 (Same As) 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.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2984/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s2984/BILLS-118s2984is.pdf |
