Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 101-336.

Became Public Law No: 101-336.

Measure Signed in Senate.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-6. Record Vote No: 152.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-6. Record Vote No: 152.

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 101-596 filed.

Conference report H. Rept. 101-596 filed.

Mr. Hawkins brought up conference report H.Rept. 101-596 for consideration as a privileged matter.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of general debate on the conference report.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Mr. Dannemeyer moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.

RECOMMIT CONFERENCE REPORT WITH INSTRUCTIONS - The motion to recommit the conference report with instructions is not debatable. The provisions of the motion direct the House conferees to insist on inclusion of the amendment of Mr. Chapman of Texas which reads as follows: "(d) FOOD HANDLING JOBS.--It shall not be a violation of this Act for an employer to refuse to assign or continue to assign any employee with an infectious disease or communicable disease of public health significance to a job involving food handling, provided that the employer shall make reasonable accomodation that would offer an alternative employment opportunity for which the employee is qualified and for which the employee would sustain no economic damage."

The previous question on the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 180 - 224 (Roll no. 227).

Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 377 - 28 (Roll no. 228).

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 377 - 28 (Roll no. 228).

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate. By Unanimous Consent.

Motion to recommit conference report with instructions entered in Senate.

Conference report recommitted by Senate. Voice Vote.

NOTICE REQUIREMENT--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES - Pursuant to House Rule XXVIII, Section 1, Clause (c), Mr. Dannemeyer gave notice of his intent to offer a motion to instruct managers on the part of the House to the bill to insist on the amendment from the Congressman from Texas, Mr. Chapman, which reads as follows: "(d) FOOD HANDLING JOBS. -- It shall not be a violation of this Act for an employer to refuse to assign or continue to assign any employee with an infectious disease or communicable disease of public health significance to a job involving food handling, provided that the employer shall make reasonable accommodation that would offer an alternative employment opportunity for which the employee is qualified and for which the employee would sustain no economic damage."

NOTICE REQUIREMENT--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES - Pursuant to House rule XXVIII, Clause 1(c), Mr. Chapman gave notice of his intent to offer a motion directing managers on the part of the House to insist upon the retention of the provisions contained in section 103(d) of the House amendment, if the other Body adopts a motion to recommit the Conference Agreement on S. 933 to conference.

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 101-558 filed.

Conference report H. Rept. 101-558 filed.

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

Senate agreed to request for conference by Unanimous Consent.

Motion to table the motion to instruct the conferees rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40-53. Record Vote No: 110.

Senate Conferees instructed.

Motion by Senator Grassley to instruct conferees made in Senate.

Motion to instruct conferees withdrawn in Senate.

Senate appointed conferees Kennedy; Harkin; Metzenbaum; Simon; Hatch; Durenberger; Jeffords.

Senate appointed conferees Hollings; Inouye; Danforth from the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, solely for consideration of issues within that Committee's jurisdication (telecommunications, commuter transit, and drug testing of transportation employees).

Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference.

On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Fish moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees to insist on the inclusion of the provisions of section 310 (B) of the House amendment relating to the date when civil actions may be taken against certain private entities in Title III.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The chair appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and Labor for consideration of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hawkins, Owens (NY), Martinez, Bartlett, and Fawell.

The chair appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference.: Dingell, Markey, Thomas Luken, Lent, and Whittaker.

The chair appointed conferees Except that, for consideration of title IV of the Senate bill, and title IV of the House amendment, Mr. Rinaldo is appointed in lieu of Mr. Whittaker.

The chair appointed conferees - from the Committee on Public Works and Transportation for consideration of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Anderson, Roe, Mineta, Hammerschmidt, and Shuster.

The chair appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Brooks, Edwards (CA), Kastenmeier, Fish, and Sensenbrenner.

The chair appointed an additional conferee on the Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hoyer.

The chair appointed an additional conferee for consideration of section 103(d) of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Chapman.

By unanimous consent, the Speaker reserved the authority to make additional appointments of conferees and to specify certain portions of the Senate bill and House amendment as subjects of the various appointments.

Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 394.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2273 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendments now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider an amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part one of the report accompanying this resolution as an original bill and all points of order against the substitute and the amendments printed in part two of the report are waived. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. After passage of H.R. 2273, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table and consider in the House the bill S.933 and it shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause and insert the text of H.R. 2273, as passed by the House.

The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 2273. Agreed to without objection.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

On passage Passed without objection.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

A similar measure H.R. 2273 was laid on the table without objection.

Senate ordered measure printed as passed with amendments of the Senate numbered.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Received in the House.

Held at the desk.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Voice Vote.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-8. Record Vote No: 173.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-8. Record Vote No: 173.

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy under the authority of the order of Aug 2, 89 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-116. Additional views filed.

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy under the authority of the order of Aug 2, 89 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-116. Additional views filed.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 216.

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.

Subcommittee on Handicapped (Labor and Human Res.). Hearings held.

Subcommittee on Handicapped (Labor and Human Res.). Hearings held.

Introduced in Senate

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-156.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.