HCONRES 37 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Government buildings, facilities, and property Postal service

Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.

Introduced: April 16, 2015 See on congress.gov

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May 15, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Apr 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Apr 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Apr 16, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Apr 16, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the hardships that people with disabilities must overcome every day.

Reaffirms support of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Recommends that the United States Postal Service and federal agencies install power-assisted doors at post offices and other federally funded facilities to ensure equal access for all people.

Pledges to continue to identify and remove the barriers that prevent equal access to federal government services.

What's happening now May 15, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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