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2 U.S.C. 1331: Rights and protections under Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 relating to public services and accommodations; procedures for remedy of violations

Created in 1995 by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-1). Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 1341, 2 U.S.C. 1361, 2 U.S.C. 1401, 2 U.S.C. 1407, 2 U.S.C. 1416.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–397, §308(b)(8), substituted "Office of Congressional Workplace Rights" for "Office of Compliance". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–141 added par. (11). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §303(b), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1403 of this title. Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §303(a), added subsec. (h) and redesignated former subsec. (h) as (i). Law text · (h), (i)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–437 substituted "the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services;" for "the Capitol Guide Service;". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–279 substituted "the Botanic Garden" for "the Senate Restaurants and the Botanic Garden". Law text · (a)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–271 substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office" in heading. (GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004) Law text · (h)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.