3.0.0 1493 2023-01-11T13:35:40Z 2023-01-11T13:35:40Z House HR 2017-03-10 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 42 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DENHAM:H.R. 1493.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: TheCongress shall have the power to . . . make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H2052]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-21T13:50:50Z Referred to 2017-03-10T14:01:30Z 2017-03-21 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000612 Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] Jeff Denham R CA 10 N Law Building construction Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Disability and health-based discrimination Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Law 00 2017-03-10 Introduced in House 2017-05-03T20:20:57Z ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017

This bill amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit an aggrieved person from commencing a civil action for discrimination based on the failure to remove a structural barrier to entry into an existing public accommodation unless the owner or operator of such accommodation: (1) is provided a written notice specific enough to identify such barrier; and (2) has either failed, within 60 days after receipt of notice, to provide the aggrieved person with a written description outlining improvements that will be made to remove such barrier or failed, within 120 days after providing the description of improvements, to remove such barrier.

An owner or operator may not be held civilly or criminally liable for failing to remove a structural barrier before the expiration of a 120-day that begins after the aggrieved person has been provided the description of improvements that will be made.

The Department of Justice must make technical assistance publications relating to compliance with this bill available in all languages commonly used by owners and operators.

]]> ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017 Display Title ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1493ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1493ih.xml 2017-03-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.