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AL SR72

Resolution

Status

Introduced

5/14/2015

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-Madison

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2015

AI Summary

  • Recognizes the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and acknowledges its legacy of service to disabled Americans
  • Notes that the National Council on Disability proposed the landmark act in 1986, with the act passing Congress on July 12-13, 1990, and signed by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990, in front of over 3,000 disability advocates
  • Highlights bipartisan support for the act, including statements from Presidents Clinton and George H.W. Bush emphasizing the shift from exclusion to inclusion and from dependence to independence
  • Establishes that the Americans with Disabilities Act is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability and has enriched the United States by including people with disabilities in all areas of society
  • Affirms that people with disabilities represent an underserved and underutilized talent pool in the American workforce

Legislative Description

Americans With Disabilities Act, 25th anniversary, recognized

Resolutions, Congratulatory

Last Action

Coleman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 932

5/14/2015

Full Bill Text

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