H.R. 1697
117th Congress
House
Disability Access to Transportation Act
Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase accessible transportation for individuals with disabilities.
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Congressional oversightDepartment of TransportationDisability assistanceEmployment and training programsFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHousing supply and affordabilityPedestrians and bicyclingPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningRural conditions and developmentSocial security and elderly assistanceTransportation programs funding
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Plain-English summary
Disability Access to Transportation Act
This bill expands transportation access for individuals with disabilities.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Transportation to
- establish a one-stop paratransit pilot program to develop or expand paratransit programs carried out pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to prevent long wait times between multiple trips that unduly limit an individual's ability to complete essential tasks;
- issue regulations enforcing guidelines that set forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, including shared use paths;
- implement procedures that allow an individual to submit an ADA complaint by phone, by mail-in form, and online;
- require each public transit provider and contractor providing paratransit services to post certain information for how an individual can file a disability-related complaint;
- file yearly reports of accessibility complaints; and
- create an accessibility data pilot program to assist states and metropolitan or rural planning organizations to improve their transportation planning.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1697: Disability Access to Transportation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1697/
"H.R. 1697: Disability Access to Transportation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1697/.
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