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H.R. 2352: Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013

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H.R. 2352: Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-13 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013

Plain summary

Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013 - Requires newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the Standards for Type C (Visitable) Units of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (1005-ICC ANSI A117.1-2009) and any future revisions. Requires: (1) each applicant for federal financial assistance to submit compliance assurances to the relevant federal agency, and (2) each person who arranges for design or construction of a covered dwelling to submit architectural and construction plans for state or local approval. Prohibits federal financial assistance to a state or local government unit unless the recipient is taking certain enforcement actions with regard to covered dwellings. Permits: (1) private civil actions in a U.S. district court or state court for violations of this Act, and (2) the Attorney General to commence civil actions or intervene in civil actions under this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

André Carson (D-IN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] reported raising $415,385 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2352 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113