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119-hr-7328119th CongressWALLET

Protecting Small Businesses from Predatory Website Lawsuits Act

Sponsored By: Representative Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]

Introduced

Summary

The bill would add Title VI to the Americans with Disabilities Act to create an administrative complaint process for alleged accessibility failures of consumer-facing websites and mobile apps. It would require notice to owners and an agency review before private lawsuits may proceed.

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  • People with disabilities would need to notify a site or app owner and wait up to 180 days for a fix before filing a complaint with the Department of Justice.
  • Website and mobile app owners would receive that notice, have 180 days to correct accessibility issues, and must be given a copy of any Department of Justice complaint.
  • Private lawsuits alleging Title III noncompliance would be blocked until the administrative process is completed, and if the Justice Department does not decide within 360 days the law treats that as a final determination of compliance.
  • The Department of Justice would be designated to receive, investigate, and decide complaints under set timeframes, including a 360-day investigation deadline.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

New pre-filing rules for website claims

If enacted, this would require you to notify a private website or app owner before filing an ADA Title III complaint. The owner would have 180 days after that notice to fix accessibility problems. If not fixed, you could file an administrative complaint with the Department of Justice within the next 180 days and must give the owner a copy. The Department would have 360 days to investigate, and a DOJ finding of compliance — or failure to decide in 360 days — would prevent a private lawsuit until the administrative process is finished.

Definitions for covered websites and mobile apps

If enacted, this would define which sites and apps the new notice and DOJ process covers. A "consumer-facing website" would be any website made available to the public for commercial purposes. A "mobile application" would be a consumer-facing app that runs on a mobile platform or a web-based app tailored to mobile but executed on a server. These definitions would decide which owners must follow the bill's administrative rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]

MO • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2026

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 4/13/2026

  • Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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