H.R. 881: ADA Notification Act of 2011
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H.R. 881: ADA Notification Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-02 · Law · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
ADA Notification Act of 2011
Plain summary
ADA Notification Act of 2011 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to deny jurisdiction to a state or federal court in a civil action a plaintiff commences for remedies for disability discrimination in public accommodations and certain services provided by private entities unless: (1) the plaintiff notified the defendant in writing of the alleged violations prior to filing the complaint, (2) the notice identified the specific facts that constitute the alleged violation, (3) a remedial period of 90 days elapses after the notice, (4) the notice informed the defendant that the civil action could not be commenced for 90 days, and (5) the complaint states that the defendant has not corrected the alleged violation.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
ADA Notification Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] · 11 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Jurisdiction
- The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr881.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr881 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112