United StatesHouse urges community support for people with disabilities
The House would honor the Olmstead decision and urge federal, state, and local governments to support people with disabilities living and working in their communities.
What it does
The House would honor the Olmstead decision and urge governments to support community living, work, education, and services for people with disabilities.
Argument forUrging governments to expand community services, jobs, and education could help more people with disabilities live and work in their communities.
Argument againstBecause the resolution only urges governments to act and sets no specific steps, people with disabilities might continue to lack community services or support.
More detail
The House would honor the Olmstead decision and call on governments to support community living, work, education, and related services for people with disabilities. The call is directed to federal, state, and local governments and concerns people with disabilities. The resolution calls on governments to advance these policies but does not require specific steps or guarantee services. The resolution recognizes the decision’s 27th anniversary and gives no date for government action.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 28Submitted in HouseLatest
- Sep 28Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.Introduced
Disability RightsCivil Rights & Voting