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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Civil Rights, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023.
- Section id6c49b7ef27f6482bb9e63c3b90787b8f: 2. Findings and purposes Congress finds the following: Section 2(b)(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 states that the Act provides a clear and...
- Section idb7827dc963134a46b92d1ce64b36fec8: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term accessible or accessibility, used with respect to a website or application, means a perceivable, operable, understandable,...
- Section id05b0574294cd4a9296cc6b6be70a87cb: 4. Access to websites and applications No employment entity shall subject to discrimination, related to a website or application owned, operated, or utilized...
- Section ideae2c28b03504163ad667f5dba319395: 5. Rulemaking Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue, for purposes of section 4, a notice of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Sarbanes (for himself and Mr. Sessions) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an application such as— Microsoft® Visual Studio®
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