House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
ACCESS Act of 2026.
Official title: To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ken Calvert R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8396.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CALVERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 70, April 21, 2026, Page H3046):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 173 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8396, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8396
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert.
- H.R. 4638 (119th) Federal Working Animal Protection Act
- H.R. 1663 (119th) VSAFE Act of 2025
- H.R. 831 (119th) Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
- H.R. 252 (119th) Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
- H.R. 4016 (119th) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.Res. 978 (119th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Doug LaMalfa.
Related bills
- H.R. 6453 (119th) ADA 30 Days to Comply ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.