Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023
This bill requires websites and applications used by public entities, businesses, and employers to be accessible to people with disabilities. It directs the Department of Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to establish accessibility standards within 24 months, with special consideration for small businesses. The law defines accessibility as websites that are perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for people with disabilities. It also creates a technical assistance center to help entities comply and provides grants to small businesses to fix inaccessible websites. The bill aims to ensure equal digital access for people with disabilities, building on existing ADA protections.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 28, 2023
Last action Sep 28, 2023
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Sep 28, 2023
Committee
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.
lower
Sep 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 36 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John P. Sarbanes
DDemocratic
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Brittany Pettersen
DDemocratic
Co
Colin Z. Allred
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Donald G. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Emanuel Cleaver
DDemocratic
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Ilhan Omar
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Raskin
DDemocratic
Co
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
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