ADA EDUCATION AND REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 620), H1193, H1194, H1195, H1196, H1197 [15FE]

——— consideration (H. Res. 736), H1144 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 620): consideration (see H. Res. 736), H1125 [13FE]

Remarks in House

Americans With Disabilities Act: allow awarding of punitive damages in cases where business owners made no good faith effort to remove barriers to access to public accommodations, H1195 [15FE]

——— clarify use of the term ‘substantial progress’ in remedying violations may only be used when delays to removing barriers to access are due to circumstances beyond the violator’s control, H1196 [15FE]

——— eliminate requirement that notice of violation include specific section of legislation alleged to have been violated, H1197, H1198 [15FE]

——— eliminate written notice and waiting period requirements for discrimination claims made due to barriers to access to public accommodations, H1194, H1195 [15FE]

——— reduce time businesses have to fix violations after notification, H1196, H1197 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: ensure Americans With Disabilities Act compliance materials are available for business owners whose primary language is not English, H1193 [15FE]

Enact (H.R. 620), H1147 [14FE], H1183–H1200, H1202 [15FE], E220 [26FE], E225 [27FE], E266 [6MR]

——— consideration (H. Res. 736), H1136–H1146 [14FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 620, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 736) (H. Rept. 115–559), H1125 [13FE]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 620) (H. Rept. 115–539), H731 [30JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 736, consideration of H.R. 620, provisions, H1136 [14FE]

H.R. 620, provisions, H1192 [15FE]