IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 66 
Recognizing and honoring the 25th anniversary of the date of enactment 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 
UPTON, Mr. HARPER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. NADLER, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. CONYERS, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 
Georgia, Mr. TONKO, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Mr. BLUM, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, 
Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. MEEKS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. DENT, Ms. DEGETTE, 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, 
Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. HAHN, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. DOLD, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. 
ESTY, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Ms. JEN-
KINS of Kansas, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. 
LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
BEYER, and Ms. BROWN of Florida) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and In-
frastructure, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and honoring the 25th anniversary of the date 
of enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 
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Whereas July 26, 2015, marks the 25th anniversary of the 
date of enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990 (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘ADA’’); 
Whereas the ADA has been one of the most significant and 
effective civil rights laws passed by Congress; 
Whereas, prior to the date of enactment of the ADA, individ-
uals with disabilities were too often denied the oppor-
tunity to fully participate in society due to intolerance, 
misunderstanding, ignorance, or unfair stereotypes; 
Whereas the dedicated efforts of passionate and courageous 
disability rights advocates served to awaken Congress and 
the people of the United States to the discrimination and 
prejudice that individuals with disabilities face; 
Whereas Congress worked in a bipartisan manner to craft 
legislation to make discrimination against individuals 
with disabilities illegal; 
Whereas Congress passed the ADA, and President George 
Herbert Walker Bush signed the ADA into law on July 
26, 1990; 
Whereas the purpose of the ADA is to fulfill the goals of op-
portunity, independent living, integration, and economic 
self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities who live in 
the United States; 
Whereas the ADA— 
(1) prohibits employers from discriminating against 
qualified individuals with disabilities; 
(2) requires that State and local governmental enti-
ties accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities; 
(3) requires a place of public accommodation to take 
reasonable steps to ensure that the goods and services it 
provides are accessible to individuals with disabilities; and 
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(4) requires new trains and buses to be accessible to 
individuals with disabilities; 
Whereas the ADA has played a historic role in allowing more 
than 55,000,000 individuals in the United States who 
have disabilities to better participate in society by remov-
ing barriers to employment, transportation, public serv-
ices, telecommunications, and public accommodations; 
Whereas the ADA has served as a model for disability rights 
in other countries; 
Whereas every individual in the United States, not just those 
with disabilities, benefits from the accommodations that 
have become commonplace since the passage of the ADA, 
including curb cuts at street intersections, ramps for ac-
cess to buildings, and other accommodations that provide 
access to public transportation, stadiums, telecommuni-
cations, voting machines, and websites; 
Whereas, 25 years after the date of enactment of the ADA, 
it remains a crucial tool, as children and adults with dis-
abilities still experience barriers that interfere with their 
full participation in mainstream life in the United States; 
Whereas, 25 years after the date of enactment of the ADA, 
individuals in the United States who have disabilities are 
twice as likely to live in poverty than individuals without 
disabilities, and individuals with disabilities continue to 
experience high rates of unemployment and underemploy-
ment; 
Whereas, 25 years after the date of enactment of the ADA 
and 16 years after the Supreme Court issued the decision 
in Olmstead v. L.C., many individuals with disabilities 
still live and work in segregated and institutional settings 
because of a lack of access to support services that would 
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allow such individuals to live and work in their commu-
nity; 
Whereas, 25 years after the date of enactment of the ADA, 
the ADA remains a crucial tool for individuals with dis-
abilities who experience barriers to accessibility in tele-
communications and information technologies; and 
Whereas the United States has a responsibility to welcome 
back and create opportunities for the tens of thousands 
of working-age veterans who have been wounded in action 
or have suffered injuries or illnesses related to their serv-
ice in the Global War on Terror: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes and honors the 25th anniversary 
of the date of enactment of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990; 
(2) salutes everyone whose efforts contributed 
to the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990; 
(3) encourages everyone in the United States to 
celebrate the advancement of freedom and the ex-
pansion of opportunity made possible by the enact-
ment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; 
and 
(4) pledges to continue to work on a bipartisan 
basis to support opportunity, independent living, 
economic self-sufficiency, and the full participation 
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