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Condemning a legal opinion issued by the U.S. Department of Justice on June 18, 2026, regarding the Olmstead v. L.C., the 1999 Supreme Court decision that recognized institutional isolation of people with disabilities as discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Introduced
- Committee
- House action
- Agreed
- Introduced
- August 3, 2026
- Sponsor
- · D–MI
- Recorded roll calls
- None recorded
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, 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.
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This resolution would condemn a June 18, 2026, Department of Justice legal opinion concerning the Olmstead decision and its interpretation of the ADA’s integration mandate. It would call on the Department of Justice to rescind the opinion and call on Congress to reverse Medicaid cuts and increase funding for home- and community-based services. It would also affirm the importance of Olmstead in ending unjustified institutionalization and segregation of people with disabilities.
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