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H.R. 5813 118th Congress House

Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023

Official title: To establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, joint labor-managament commi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, joint labor-managament committees, public entities, public accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2024 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 28, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 28, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 28, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 29 Republican 1
Nickel, Wiley
· Jun 11, 2024
 D
Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · May 22, 2024
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · May 21, 2024
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · May 1, 2024
Allred, Colin
· Apr 5, 2024
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 5, 2024
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 19, 2024
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 12, 2024
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 11, 2024
 D
Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2024
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 15, 2024
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 15, 2024
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Feb 15, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Feb 13, 2024
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Feb 13, 2024
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 13, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2024
 D
Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Feb 13, 2024
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 13, 2024
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2024
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 5, 2024
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 5, 2024
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Feb 5, 2024
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Feb 5, 2024
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Feb 1, 2024
Wild, Susan
· Jan 29, 2024
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 22, 2024
Trone, David
· Oct 12, 2023
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 28, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5813: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5813/
MLA
"H.R. 5813: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5813/.
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H.R. 5813, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5813/.
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[H.R. 5813: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5813/)
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