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HR 620 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 - National Key Vote
Gary Palmer voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(225-192) -
Feb. 15, 2018(Key vote)
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Title: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
Vote Result
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Vote to pass a bill that amends procedures required for an individual to file a lawsuit against a business for noncompliance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Prohibits civil actions based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier that impedes access to a public accommodation unless (Sec. 3):
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The aggrieved individual has provided to the owners or operators a written notice specific enough to identify the barrier; and
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The owners or operators fail to provide the aggrieved individual with a written plan for improvements to remove the barrier or fail to remove the barrier within the required timeframe.
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Requires the aggrieved individual’s notice to specify the following (Sec. 3):
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The address of the property where the barrier was located;
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The specific ADA sections alleged to have been violated;
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Whether a request for assistance in removing the barrier was made; and
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Whether the barrier was permanent or temporary.
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Requires the owners or operators to provide the written plan for improvements within 60 days of receiving the aggrieved individual’s notice (Sec. 3).
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Requires the owners or operators to remove the barrier within 60 days of providing the aggrieved individual with the written plan for improvements (Sec. 3).
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Requires the Judicial Conference of the United States to develop steps to resolve accessibility issues before litigation (Sec. 5).
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Requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program that (Sec. 2):
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Educates government entities and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for individuals with a disability; and
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Provides guidance on remediation for potential ADA violations.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 24, 2017
Title: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
Sponsors
- Ted Poe (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Ralph Lee Abraham (LA - R)
- Pete Aguilar (CA - D)
- Mark E. Amodei (NV - R)
- Brian Babin (TX - R)
- Donald John 'Don' Bacon (NE - R)
- Garland 'Andy' Barr (KY - R)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ami Bera (CA - D)
- Andrew S. 'Andy' Biggs (AZ - R)
- Gus Michael Bilirakis (FL - R)
- Morris J. 'Mo' Brooks (AL - R)
- Ken Buck (CO - R)
- Theodore Paul 'Ted' Budd (NC - R)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Bradley Byrne (AL - R)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter (GA - R)
- Kathy Castor (FL - D)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Michael 'Mike' Coffman (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- Douglas A. 'Doug' Collins (GA - R)
- James R. 'Jamie' Comer Jr. (KY - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Paul J. Cook (CA - R)
- Jose Luis 'Lou' Correa (CA - D)
- Jim Costa (CA - D)
- Eric A. 'Rick' Crawford (AR - R)
- Henry Cuellar (TX - D)
- Carlos Curbelo (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeffrey 'Jeff' Denham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Dent (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeffrey D. 'Jeff' Duncan (SC - R)
- Tom Emmer (MN - R)
- Charles J. 'Chuck' Fleischmann (TN - R)
- Bill Foster (IL - D)
- Matt 'Jerry' Gaetz (FL - R)
- Mike Gallagher (WI - R)
- Louie Gohmert (TX - R)
- Jenniffer González-Colón (PR - N)
- Paul A. Gosar (AZ - R)
- Garret Graves (LA - R)
- Glenn Grothman (WI - R)
- Steven Brett Guthrie (KY - R)
- Karen Handel (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Andrew P. 'Andy' Harris (MD - R)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA - R)
- Jody Hice (GA - R)
- Clay Higgins (LA - R)
- French Hill (AR - R)
- George Holding (NC - R)
- Randall M. 'Randy' Hultgren (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan D. Hunter (CA - R)
- Darrell E. Issa (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lynn M. Jenkins (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Johnson (LA - R)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Knight (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Doug LaMalfa (CA - R)
- Douglas L. 'Doug' Lamborn (CO - R)
- Jason Lewis (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Billy Long (MO - R)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO - R)
- Thomas 'Tom' MacArthur (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny E. Marchant (TX - R)
- Thomas A. 'Tom' Marino (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brian J. Mast (FL - R)
- Tom McClintock (CA - R)
- Mark Randal Meadows (NC - R)
- Allen Lucas 'Luke' Messer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul Mitchell (MI - R)
- John Moolenaar (MI - R)
- Alexander X. 'Alex' Mooney (WV - R)
- Ralph W. Norman Jr. (SC - R)
- Devin G. Nunes (CA - R)
- Scott H. Peters (CA - D)
- Robert M. Pittenger (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Ratcliffe (TX - R)
- Thomas W. 'Tom' Reed II (NY - R)
- Tom Rice (SC - R)
- Kathleen M. Rice (NY - D)
- Martha D. Roby (AL - R)
- Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY - R)
- Francis Rooney (FL - R)
- Dennis A. Ross (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve Russell (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Schweikert (AZ - R)
- James Austin Scott (GA - R)
- Jefferson Beauregard 'Jeff' Sessions III (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terrycina A. 'Terri' Sewell (AL - D)
- Kyrsten Sinema (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jason T. Smith (MO - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Karen Lorraine Jacqueline 'Jackie' Speier (CA - D)
- Chris Stewart (UT - R)
- Steve Stivers (OH - R)
- Scott W. Taylor (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott R. Tipton (CO - R)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- David G. Valadao (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bradley Mark Walker (NC - R)
- Mimi Walters (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bruce Westerman (AR - R)
- Roger Williams (TX - R)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Stephen Allen 'Steve' Womack (AR - R)
- Theodore Scott 'Ted' Yoho (FL - R)
