HOUSE 1697117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Disability Access to Transportation Act
- Last Action
- 3/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2021-03-09Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-09 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (9)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
Subjects
- Access Board
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Aging
- Child care and development
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Disability assistance
- Employment and training programs
- Food industry and services
- Government information and archives
- Health care coverage and access
- Housing supply and affordability
- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Public transit
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Rural conditions and development
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Transportation programs funding
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