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ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015

Introduced: November 29, 2016 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015

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.

What's happening now February 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 5
McSally, Martha
· Nov 29, 2016
Brat, Dave
· Jun 7, 2016
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 9, 2016
Denham, Jeff
· Jan 9, 2015
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 9, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 9, 2015
Nunes, Devin
· Jan 9, 2015
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Jan 9, 2015
ROYCE, ED
· Jan 9, 2015
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 9, 2015
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jan 9, 2015
Walters, Mimi
· Jan 9, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 241: ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-241/
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"H.R. 241: ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-241/.
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H.R. 241, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-241/.
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