Inclusive Home Design Act of 2005
Official title: To require all newly constructed, federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with disabilities.
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1625-1626)
Inclusive Home Design Act of 2005 - Requires, with exceptions, newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the following accessibility features for persons with disabilities: (1) accessible entrance; (2) accessible interior doors; (3) accessible environmental controls; and (4) accessible habitable space and an accessible bathroom.
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 under this Act; and (2) the Attorney General to commence civil actions or intervene in civil actions under this Act.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1441: Inclusive Home Design Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1441/
"H.R. 1441: Inclusive Home Design Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1441/.
H.R. 1441, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1441/.
[H.R. 1441: Inclusive Home Design Act of 2005](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1441/)