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SRES 197 114th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Government buildings, facilities, and property Postal service

A 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: June 9, 2015 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jun 9, 2015
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3974-3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3932-3933)
Jun 9, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3974-3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3932-3933)
Jun 9, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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 June 9, 2015

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3974-3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3932-3933)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 16, 2015
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 9, 2015
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jun 9, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 197: A 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-SRES-197/
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"S. Res. 197: A 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-SRES-197/.
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S. Res. 197, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-197/.
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[S. Res. 197: A 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-SRES-197/)
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