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HR 1408 111th Congress House

Inclusive Home Design Act of 2009

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.

Introduced: November 18, 2010 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Building constructionCivil actions and liabilityGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHousing and community development funding
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Mar 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 10, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E613)
Mar 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inclusive Home Design Act of 2009 - 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.

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Nov 18, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 22, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 4, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Mar 10, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1408: Inclusive Home Design Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1408/
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