Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102

§18104 Tty Installation by Congress

Title 40 › SUBTITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 181 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBILITY FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS › § 18104

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each House must have a policy letting members and staff obtain TTYs to contact deaf or speech-impaired people.

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Title 40, §18104

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Each House of Congress shall establish a policy under which Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate may obtain TTY’s for use in communicating with hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals, and for the use of hearing-impaired and speech-impaired employees.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1810440:762d.Pub. L. 100–542, § 6, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2722. The words “As soon as practicable” and “as the case may be” are omitted as unnecessary.

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40 U.S.C. § 18104

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102