S 2291
116th Congress
Senate
Housing and Community Development
Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Disability and paralysis
Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2019
This bill requires certain newly constructed, federally assisted housing, including single-family homes 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 this requirement.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1