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SCONRES 12 114th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Government buildings, facilities, and property Postal service

A concurrent resolution 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 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2254-2255)
Apr 16, 2015
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 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 April 16, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2254-2255)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 22, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 16, 2015
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 16, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 12: A concurrent resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-12/
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"S. Con. Res. 12: A concurrent resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-12/.
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S. Con. Res. 12, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-12/.
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[S. Con. Res. 12: A concurrent resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-12/)
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