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Disability Access to Transportation Act

USA118th CongressS-1813| Senate 
| Updated: 6/6/2023
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 establishes programs and requirements to expand transportation access for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must establish a one-stop paratransit pilot program. (Paratransit is often a service for the elderly and disabled using small buses and vans.) This program must develop or expand transit agency 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. In addition, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) must issue regulations to establish accessibility guidelines that set forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, including shared use paths. DOT must also implement procedures that allow an individual who believes that they have been subjected to discrimination on the basis of a disability by a public entity to submit an ADA complaint by phone, by mail-in form, and online. DOT must require each public transit provider and contractor providing paratransit services to post certain information on how an individual can file a disability-related complaint. In addition, DOT must publish yearly reports on the disposition of these accessibility complaints. Finally, DOT must create an accessibility data pilot program to provide data sets to states and metropolitan or rural planning organizations to improve their transportation planning.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2038
Disability Access to Transportation Act
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 7, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3845
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2038
    Disability Access to Transportation Act


  • June 6, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 6, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • June 7, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3845
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3845: Disability Access to Transportation 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

USA118th CongressS-1813| Senate 
| Updated: 6/6/2023
Disability Access to Transportation Act This bill establishes programs and requirements to expand transportation access for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must establish a one-stop paratransit pilot program. (Paratransit is often a service for the elderly and disabled using small buses and vans.) This program must develop or expand transit agency 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. In addition, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) must issue regulations to establish accessibility guidelines that set forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, including shared use paths. DOT must also implement procedures that allow an individual who believes that they have been subjected to discrimination on the basis of a disability by a public entity to submit an ADA complaint by phone, by mail-in form, and online. DOT must require each public transit provider and contractor providing paratransit services to post certain information on how an individual can file a disability-related complaint. In addition, DOT must publish yearly reports on the disposition of these accessibility complaints. Finally, DOT must create an accessibility data pilot program to provide data sets to states and metropolitan or rural planning organizations to improve their transportation planning.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2038
Disability Access to Transportation Act
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 7, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3845
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2038
    Disability Access to Transportation Act


  • June 6, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 6, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • June 7, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3845
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3845: Disability Access to Transportation 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