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HR 994 113th Congress House

ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2013

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: March 6, 2013 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDisability and health-based discrimination
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Mar 6, 2013
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action April 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2013 - 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 5
Cook, Paul
· Mar 6, 2013
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 6, 2013
Hunter, Duncan
· Mar 6, 2013
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 6, 2013
Jenkins, Lynn
· Mar 6, 2013
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Mar 6, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 6, 2013
Nunes, Devin
· Mar 6, 2013
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Mar 6, 2013
ROYCE, ED
· Mar 6, 2013
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 6, 2013
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Mar 6, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Mar 6, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 994: ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-994/
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