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H.R. 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017

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H.R. 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-24 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 79 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR620 (2018-02-15), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. 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.

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Official title

ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The program may include training for professionals to provide a guidance of remediation for potential violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Sec. 3) The bill prohibits civil actions based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier to access into an existing public accommodation unless: (1) the aggrieved person has provided to the owners or operators a written notice specific enough to identify the barrier, and (2) the owners or operators fail to provide the person with a written description outlining improvements that will be made to improve the barrier or they fail to remove the barrier or make substantial progress after providing such a description. The aggrieved person's notice must specify the circumstances under which public accommodation access was denied. (Sec. 5) The Judicial Conference of the United States must develop a model program to promote alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve such claims. The model program should include an expedited method for determining relevant facts related to such barriers and steps to resolve accessibility issues before litigation.

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Official text

ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · 110 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (2017-09-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Roger Williams (R-TX), Jason Smith (R-MO), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Steve Womack (R-AR), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and 50 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr620 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115