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HR 6509 115th Congress House

Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018

Official title: To require all newly constructed, federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with disabilities.

Introduced: July 26, 2018 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Building constructionDisability and paralysisHousing and community development fundingHousing for the elderly and disabled
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Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 25, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018

This bill requires newly constructed, federally assisted houses and town houses to contain at least one level that complies with specified minimum standards of accessibility for individuals with disabilities. An aggrieved person may commence a civil action with respect to a violation of the bill.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 19, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 2, 2018
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Aug 17, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6509: Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6509/
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"H.R. 6509: Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6509/.
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H.R. 6509, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6509/.
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