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ACCESS Act

USA117th CongressHR-77| House 
| Updated: 3/1/2021
Ken Calvert

Ken Calvert

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (3)
Michael Waltz (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act or the ACCESS Act This bill addresses access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The bill authorizes an aggrieved person, after taking specified actions, to commence a civil action based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier to access an existing public accommodation. Specifically, the aggrieved person must have provided the owners or operators a written notice specific enough to identify the barrier and specify the circumstances under which public accommodation access was denied. The owners or operators must have (1) failed to provide the person a written description outlining improvements that will be made to improve the barrier, or (2) failed to remove the barrier or make substantial progress after providing such a description. The Judicial Conference of the United States must develop a model program to promote alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve claims involving architectural barriers to access for public accommodations. Finally, the bill requires DOJ to complete a study of whether certain web content standards or information services for individuals with disabilities provided telephonically provide the same accommodations as would be available on a website.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7683
ACCESS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7427
ACCESS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-6487
ACCESS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4099
ACCESS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3656
ACCESS Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1326
ACCESS Act
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Mar 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 25, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4309
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7683
    ACCESS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7427
    ACCESS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-6487
    ACCESS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4099
    ACCESS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3656
    ACCESS Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1326
    ACCESS Act


  • January 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 4, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 1, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.


  • March 1, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


  • May 25, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4309
    Introduced in Senate

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationBuilding constructionCivil actions and liabilityDisability and health-based discriminationGovernment studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communication

ACCESS Act

USA117th CongressHR-77| House 
| Updated: 3/1/2021
ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act or the ACCESS Act This bill addresses access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The bill authorizes an aggrieved person, after taking specified actions, to commence a civil action based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier to access an existing public accommodation. Specifically, the aggrieved person must have provided the owners or operators a written notice specific enough to identify the barrier and specify the circumstances under which public accommodation access was denied. The owners or operators must have (1) failed to provide the person a written description outlining improvements that will be made to improve the barrier, or (2) failed to remove the barrier or make substantial progress after providing such a description. The Judicial Conference of the United States must develop a model program to promote alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve claims involving architectural barriers to access for public accommodations. Finally, the bill requires DOJ to complete a study of whether certain web content standards or information services for individuals with disabilities provided telephonically provide the same accommodations as would be available on a website.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7683
ACCESS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7427
ACCESS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-6487
ACCESS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4099
ACCESS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3656
ACCESS Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1326
ACCESS Act
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Mar 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 25, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4309
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7683
    ACCESS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7427
    ACCESS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-6487
    ACCESS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4099
    ACCESS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3656
    ACCESS Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1326
    ACCESS Act


  • January 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 4, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 1, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.


  • March 1, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


  • May 25, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4309
    Introduced in Senate
Ken Calvert

Ken Calvert

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (3)
Michael Waltz (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationBuilding constructionCivil actions and liabilityDisability and health-based discriminationGovernment studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communication