3.0.0 4099 2022-11-01T13:50:16Z 2022-11-01T13:50:16Z House HR 2019-07-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CALVERT:H.R. 4099.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution relating to the power to make all laws necessaryand proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress.[Page H7481]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-28T20:04:41Z Referred to 2019-07-30T15:31:15Z 2019-08-28 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2019-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 N C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2019-07-30 True H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2019-07-30 True W000819 Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] Mark Walker R NC 6 2019-07-30 True G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2019-07-30 True T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2019-07-30 True R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 2019-07-30 True W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2019-07-30 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2019-10-21 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Building construction Civil actions and liability Disability and health-based discrimination Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2019-07-30 Introduced in House 2020-02-21T21:23:40Z ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act or the ACCESS Act

This bill 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.

]]> ACCESS Act Display Title ACCESS Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced ACCESS Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4099ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4099ih.xml 2019-08-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.