115-hr-620115th Congress

ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017

Sponsored By: Representative Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]

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Summary

ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice 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 program may include training for professionals to provide a guidance of remediation for potential violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The bill prohibits civil actions based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier to access into an existing public accommodation unless: (1) the aggrieved person has provided to the owners or operators a written notice specific enough to identify the barrier, and (2) the owners or operators fail to provide the person with a written description outlining improvements that will be made to improve the barrier or they fail to remove the barrier or make substantial progress after providing such a description. The aggrieved person's notice must specify: (1) the address of the property, (2) the specific ADA sections alleged to have been violated, (3) whether a request for assistance in removing an architectural barrier was made, and (4) whether the barrier was permanent or temporary. The Judicial Conference of the United States must develop a model program to promote alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve such claims. The model program should include an expedited method for determining relevant facts related to such barriers and steps to resolve accessibility issues before litigation.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]

TX • R

Cosponsors

Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
TN • R
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6]
GA • R
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]
OK • R
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]
NC • R
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
NC • R
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
SC • R
Sponsored 12/21/2017
Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 1/12/2018
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 1/12/2018
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/12/2018
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 1/12/2018
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
CA • R
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2017
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]
LA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2017
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/22/2017
Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
GA • R
Sponsored 3/22/2017
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/28/2017
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
CA • R
Sponsored 3/28/2017
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/29/2017
Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]
MI • R
Sponsored 3/29/2017
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
CA • R
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
MN • R
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 5/22/2017
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
CO • R
Sponsored 5/22/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/15/2017
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]
AL • R
Sponsored 6/15/2017
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/26/2017
Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 7/26/2017
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/8/2017
LAMAR SMITH
TX • R
Sponsored 8/8/2017
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
SC • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
WI • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
AR • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
NC • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
AL • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
MO • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
LA • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
LA • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
PR • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/8/2017
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/14/2017
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/26/2017
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
AR • R
Sponsored 9/26/2017
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/26/2017
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/26/2017
Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/26/2017
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
AR • R
Sponsored 9/26/2017
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
MO • R
Sponsored 9/28/2017
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
WV • R
Sponsored 9/28/2017
Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
MO • R
Sponsored 10/2/2017
Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
KY • R
Sponsored 10/2/2017
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/2/2017
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
KY • R
Sponsored 10/4/2017
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
NJ • R
Sponsored 10/4/2017
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
NV • R
Sponsored 10/4/2017
Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 10/4/2017
SAM JOHNSON
TX • R
Sponsored 10/4/2017
Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2]
MN • R
Sponsored 10/10/2017
PATRICK TIBERI
OH • R
Sponsored 10/10/2017
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 10/10/2017
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/12/2017
Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
KY • R
Sponsored 10/12/2017
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/25/2017
Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/25/2017
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/26/2017
Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
AR • R
Sponsored 10/26/2017
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
GA • R
Sponsored 10/26/2017
Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
SC • R
Sponsored 10/26/2017
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/26/2017
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/26/2017
Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 11/2/2017
Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/2/2017
Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2]
NC • R
Sponsored 11/2/2017
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
KY • R
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
CA • R
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
CA • R
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
OK • R
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/7/2017
JOE BARTON
TX • R
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
CA • R
Sponsored 11/16/2017
Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
IL • R
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
WA • R
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
GA • R
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 1/29/2018

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ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017

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