US SB4998 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on September 28 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-09-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 28 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-09-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, joint labor-management committees, public entities, public accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers, and for other purposes.
Title
Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-28 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB9021 (Same As) 2022-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4998/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s4998/BILLS-117s4998is.pdf |
