# 118-hr-5813: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023

118-hr-5813, Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD); status 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. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5813
- Congress: 118
- Title: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2023-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2023-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2024-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2024-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2024-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2024-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2024-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] (D-CO), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2024-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2024-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2024-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2024-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2024-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2024-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13] (D-NC), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-5813 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5813)

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