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Disability Access to Transportation Act

USA117th CongressS-2038| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2021
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disability Access to Transportation Act This bill expands transportation access for individuals with disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a one-stop paratransit pilot program to develop or expand paratransit programs carried out pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to prevent long wait times between multiple trips that unduly limit an individual's ability to complete essential tasks; issue regulations enforcing guidelines that set forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, including shared use paths; implement procedures that allow an individual to submit an ADA complaint by phone, by mail-in form, and online; require each public transit provider and contractor providing paratransit services to post certain information for how an individual can file a disability-related complaint; file yearly reports of accessibility complaints; and create an accessibility data pilot program to assist states and metropolitan or rural planning organizations to improve their transportation planning.
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Timeline
Mar 10, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1697
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • March 10, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1697
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • June 10, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3581: COMMUTE Act
  • HR 117-1697: Disability Access to Transportation Act
  • HR 117-3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  • S 117-1629: COMMUTE Act
Access BoardAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAgingChild care and developmentCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationDisability assistanceEmployment and training programsFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHousing supply and affordabilityPedestrians and bicyclingPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningRural conditions and developmentSocial security and elderly assistanceTransportation programs funding

Disability Access to Transportation Act

USA117th CongressS-2038| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2021
Disability Access to Transportation Act This bill expands transportation access for individuals with disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a one-stop paratransit pilot program to develop or expand paratransit programs carried out pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to prevent long wait times between multiple trips that unduly limit an individual's ability to complete essential tasks; issue regulations enforcing guidelines that set forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, including shared use paths; implement procedures that allow an individual to submit an ADA complaint by phone, by mail-in form, and online; require each public transit provider and contractor providing paratransit services to post certain information for how an individual can file a disability-related complaint; file yearly reports of accessibility complaints; and create an accessibility data pilot program to assist states and metropolitan or rural planning organizations to improve their transportation planning.
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Timeline
Mar 10, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1697
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • March 10, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1697
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • June 10, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3581: COMMUTE Act
  • HR 117-1697: Disability Access to Transportation Act
  • HR 117-3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  • S 117-1629: COMMUTE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Access BoardAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAgingChild care and developmentCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationDisability assistanceEmployment and training programsFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHousing supply and affordabilityPedestrians and bicyclingPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningRural conditions and developmentSocial security and elderly assistanceTransportation programs funding