HR9313-118

Introduced

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report to Congress on the compliance under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 of all office buildings under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the General Services Administration, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Aug 6, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report to Congress on the compliance under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 of all office buildings under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the General Services Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers 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, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HBE90C18C51BF456B89B71D0EA2F3CF04: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Think Differently About Building Accessibility Act.
  • Section H7E6AC817524245B5A258D1C3CBB442B8: 2. GAO report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the Committee on...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report to Congress on the compliance under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 of all office buildings under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the General Services Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report to Congress on the compliance under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 of all office buildings under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the General Services Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • transportation operators and travelers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 5, 2024

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …

Aug 6, 2024

Mr. Molinaro (for himself and Ms. Titus) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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