Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil rights laws which demand equal access to the ballot box for people with disabilities and to reaffirm and ensure that voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box.

2/8/2022, 11:21 PM

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to ensure that voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box.

Congress

116

Number

HRES - 806

Introduced on

2020-01-17

# Amendments

Variations and Revisions

1/17/2020

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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced

Introduced to House

House to Vote

Introduced to Senate

Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Alternative Names

Official Title as IntroducedExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil rights laws which demand equal access to the ballot box for people with disabilities and to reaffirm and ensure that voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box.

Policy Areas

Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact

Disability and health-based discrimination•

Disability and paralysis•

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation•

State and local government operations•

Voting rights