Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Labor, Civil Rights.
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 HBD2AB89DB58C49A2BC54F1DBA0FDA4EA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2026.
- Section H0D997BF8F0E848E9953070486D6BDA92: 2. Findings and purposes Congress finds the following: Section 2(b)(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (referred to in this Act as the ADA)...
- Section HA18638A762D94115B002D4F7AE02718F: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term accessible or accessibility, used with respect to web content or an application, means web content or an application that...
- Section HF557D6348ED54619A429A0D9FCE24027: 4. Access to web content and applications No employment entity shall subject to discrimination, related to web content or an application owned, operated, or...
- Section HBF0020C85C0D4008BFF028E53670CA2C: 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, Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Labor, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2026, 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
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Warren) introduced …
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?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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