Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 1988
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Latest action: May 16, 1988 — Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Justice Department, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, HUD, Transportation Department, Commerce Department, Federal Communications Commission, OMB.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
26 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 17 Democrats
17 of 26 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), John McCain (R-AZ), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Robert Packwood (R-OR), Claiborne Pell (D-RI), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Paul Simon (D-IL), Robert Stafford (R-VT), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Pete Wilson (R-CA), Timothy Wirth (D-CO).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lowell Weicker.
- S.J.Res. 142 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the day of October 1, 1987, as "National Medical Research Day".
- S.J.Res. 328 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the day of September 14, 1988, as "National Medical Research Day".
- S. 2846 (100th) A bill to provide for the awarding of grants for the purchase of drugs used in the treatment of AIDS.
- S. 1167 (100th) Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
- S.J.Res. 194 (100th) A joint resolution to require a comprehensive review of U.S. policy and commitments in the Persian Gulf region.
- S.Res. 209 (100th) A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Stewart B. McKinney, of Connecticut.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.