# 119-hr-8396: ACCESS Act of 2026.

119-hr-8396, ACCESS Act of 2026., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8396
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8396
- Congress: 119
- Title: ACCESS Act of 2026.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Notice-and-cure framework** is the bill's main goal. This bill would require written notice and a 60-day cure period before private lawsuits over architectural or digital barriers, direct the Department of Justice to run an education program using existing funds, promote a Judicial Conference model mediation process, set a uniform 30-day effective date, and require a one-year study on web accessibility tools and standards. - People with disabilities: Would aim to speed practical fixes and clearer remediation by pushing owners and operators to respond with written plans and timelines and by expanding DOJ technical assistance in languages commonly used by U.S. businesses. - Property owners and website/app operators: Would get a formal notice with location or URL/Bundle ID details and 60 days to provide a written plan with a deadline and progress standards, plus extra timing for complex barriers. - Courts and litigants: Would encourage alternative dispute resolution through a Judicial Conference model that can stay discovery during mediation and use expedited fact-finding to resolve access claims faster.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Justice Department accessibility education program: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Justice would set up an education program to help states, local governments, property owners, and website and app developers make places and sites accessible. The program would be developed within 30 days after enactment using existing DOJ funding. It could include tra…
- Model mediation for access claims: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Judicial Conference would develop a model program to promote mediation and other alternative dispute resolution for claims about architectural access barriers. The model would be developed under Rule 16 within 30 days after enactment, encourage stays of discovery during mediation, a…
- New notice-and-cure rule for lawsuits: mixed, medium. If enacted, a person would need to give a written notice identifying an architectural or digital barrier (including property address or website URL/Bundle ID) before filing an ADA suit about an existing barrier. After the owner receives notice, the owner would have 60 days to give a written plan wi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
- 119-hr-4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8396 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8396)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9495)
- [119-hr-4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4016)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8396 (as of 2026-09-21).