# 119-hr-3416: Accessibility Constituent Communication Act of 2025

119-hr-3416, Accessibility Constituent Communication Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3416
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3416
- Congress: 119
- Title: Accessibility Constituent Communication Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Guaranteed accessible documents for blind and visually impaired recipients.** This bill would require every covered federal agency to provide any public or internal document in tactile Braille, reflow large print, accessible audio, or an equivalent accessible digital format, and to deliver those formats by U.S. Mail or secure electronic systems in coordination with standard communications. - Blind and visually impaired people would receive official documents in accessible formats delivered with regular mailings or secure electronic messages, making notices and benefit materials easier to use. - Federal agencies and their contractors would have to produce and coordinate distribution of these accessible formats for documents they create, adding administrative steps for program offices and vendors. - An agency that complies with this section would not be held liable under subtitle A of title II for distributing these accessible communications. *Would not create new funding or funding mechanisms.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Accessible formats for blind recipients: benefit, medium. If enacted, public entities that run federally funded benefits would have to offer public materials in accessible formats for Blind or Visually Impaired people. Formats would include Braille, reflow large print, audio, or an accessible digital file (such as a tagged PDF). The rule would cover mater…
- Liability shield for compliant agencies: mixed, medium. If an agency follows these accessibility rules, it could not be sued under subtitle A of title II for how it sent the accessible communication to a Blind or Visually Impaired recipient. This protection would apply only when the agency meets the section’s requirements. If it does not comply, the shi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3416 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3416)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3383)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3416 (as of 2025-12-21).