US Congress Senate Resolution 661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-1)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-07-28 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4533; text: CR S4548)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

This resolution addresses issues related to individuals with disabilities. Specifically, the resolution recognizes the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and encourages all Americans to celebrate the advancement of inclusion and equality of opportunity made possible by its enactment; pledges to continue to work on a bipartisan basis to identify and address the remaining barriers that undermine the national goals of equality of opportunity, independent living, economic self-sufficiency, and full participation for individuals with disabilities; pledges to work with states to improve access to home- and community-based services for individuals with disabilities; and calls on the Department of Health and Human Services to provide information, resources, and technical assistance regarding such services that enable individuals with disabilities to live independently.

A resolution recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with disabilities.

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-28	Senate	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4533; text: CR S4548)

HR1066 (Related) 2020-07-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/661/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres661/BILLS-116sres661ats.pdf