IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 602 
Recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency 
for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen 
and expand opportunities for individuals with disabilities to participate 
in work and community life. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mrs. DINGELL) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Work-
force, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infra-
structure, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of independent living and eco-
nomic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities 
made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen 
and expand opportunities for individuals with disabilities 
to participate in work and community life. 
Whereas, in enacting the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), Congress recognized 
that ‘‘historically, society has tended to isolate and seg-
regate individuals with disabilities, and, despite some im-
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provements, such forms of discrimination against individ-
uals with disabilities continue to be a serious and perva-
sive social problem’’; 
Whereas the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 recog-
nizes the rights of individuals with disabilities to fully 
participate in their communities through independent liv-
ing, equality of opportunity, and economic self-suffi-
ciency; 
Whereas, 35 years after the date of the enactment of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 26 years 
after the date of the decision of the Supreme Court of 
the United States in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 
(1999), individuals with disabilities are faced with sys-
temic ableism in the labor market, are pushed into pov-
erty by lower rates of employment, and have higher costs 
of living associated with their disabilities; 
Whereas, 35 years after the date of the enactment of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990— 
(1) nearly a quarter of the population of individuals 
with disabilities live below the poverty line; 
(2) individuals with disabilities continue to face high 
rates of unemployment and barriers to accessible work-
places; 
(3) women with disabilities continue to regularly 
face barriers to reproductive healthcare, including inac-
cessible and inequitable services; 
(4) some telecommunication, electronic, and infor-
mation technologies continue to be developed without the 
goal of making those technologies fully accessible for all 
individuals of the United States; and 
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(5) many businesses, public and private organiza-
tions, transportation systems, and services remain inac-
cessible to many individuals with disabilities; 
Whereas the continuation of segregated institutional settings 
has hindered the inclusion of individuals with disabilities 
in communities, schools, and workplaces, undermining 
the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990; 
Whereas individuals with disabilities, especially those of color, 
have been disparately impacted by the lingering effects of 
the COVID–19 pandemic, and the number of individuals 
with disabilities has increased due to Long COVID; 
Whereas individuals with disabilities are more at risk for loss 
of life, loss of independence, or violation of civil rights 
than the general population during disaster, response, 
and recovery; 
Whereas individuals of color with disabilities experience dis-
proportionately greater barriers to high quality and ac-
cessible healthcare, education, housing, and competitive 
integrated employment opportunities, infringing on their 
right to fully participate in their communities under the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; 
Whereas the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 rep-
resents the floor, and not the ceiling, of efforts needed 
to dismantle barriers to full participation, equal oppor-
tunity, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency; 
and 
Whereas fulfilling the promise of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 requires individuals, families, commu-
nities, and government to work together to guarantee 
that individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to 
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thrive in their communities and in their lives: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the importance of independent 
living, equal opportunity, full participation, and eco-
nomic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities 
made possible by the enactment of the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
seq.); 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to celebrate the advancement of inclusion and equal-
ity of opportunity made possible by the enactment of 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; 
(3) pledges to continue to work on a bipartisan 
basis to identify and address the remaining barriers 
that undermine the national goals of equality of op-
portunity, independent living, economic self-suffi-
ciency, and full participation for individuals with dis-
abilities, including by focusing on individuals with 
disabilities who remain segregated in institutions; 
(4) pledges to work with States to improve ac-
cess to home- and community-based services for in-
dividuals with disabilities, with a focus on increasing 
access to employment; 
(5) calls on the Department of Labor to develop 
policies and practices and to provide technical assist-
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ance that enables individuals with disabilities to be-
come economically self-sufficient; 
(6) calls on the Office of Disability Employment 
Policy of the Department of Labor to coordinate 
with employers and all levels of government to de-
velop and influence policies and practices that in-
crease the number and quality of employment oppor-
tunities for individuals with disabilities; 
(7) calls on the Federal Communications Com-
mission to provide information, resources, and tech-
nical assistance to enable individuals with disabilities 
to have full and equitable access to communications 
and telecommunications services and technologies; 
(8) calls on the Department of Health and 
Human Services to provide information, resources, 
and technical assistance related to home- and com-
munity-based services and to enable individuals with 
disabilities to live independently; 
(9) calls on the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to provide accessible and inclu-
sive homes and communities that increase the op-
tions available for accessible, inclusive, and equitable 
housing for individuals with disabilities; 
(10) calls on the Department of Transportation 
to create accessible transit and airports and increase 
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the hiring, promotion, and retention of individuals 
with disabilities in the transportation workforce; and 
(11) calls on the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency to continue to implement a whole com-
munity approach and to increase inclusivity and ac-
cessibility in emergency preparedness. 
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