S. 2191: A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities.

S. 2191: A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-03-14 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-03-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities.

Plain summary

Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General (AG) or any other individual or entity from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations and related guidance concerning pools provided by public entities or at public accommodations. Prohibits regulations added under final rules issued by the AG entitled: (1) "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services" from being administered or enforced with respect to a pool provided by a public entity, and (2) "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities" from being administered or enforced with respect to a pool at a public accommodation.

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Official text

A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · 1 cosponsors

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2191.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s2191 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112