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HR 3356 112th Congress House

ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action.

Introduced: November 16, 2011 See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDisability and health-based discrimination
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 2012

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit an aggrieved person from commencing a civil action for discrimination based on the failure to remove a structural barrier to entry into an existing public accommodation unless the owner or operator of such accommodation: (1) is provided a written notice specific enough to identify such barrier; and (2) has, within specified time periods, either failed to provide the aggrieved person with a written description outlining improvements that will be made to remove such barrier or provided such description and failed to remove such barrier.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 4
Denham, Jeff
· Jul 24, 2012
Reed, Tom
· Jul 24, 2012
PAUL, RON
· Jun 7, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 19, 2012
Rooney, Thomas
· Apr 19, 2012
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 19, 2012
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Feb 27, 2012
JOHNSON, SAM
· Feb 27, 2012
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Feb 2, 2012
Poe, Ted
· Feb 2, 2012
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Nov 16, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 3, 2011
Hunter, Duncan
· Nov 3, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· Nov 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3356: ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3356/
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"H.R. 3356: ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3356/.
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