Washington, July 21 -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor ahead of the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Sunday, July 26th, 2026. Below are a video and transcription of his remarks:
"Mr. Speaker, one of the proudest moments of my time in public service was sponsoring the Americans with Disabilities Act and seeing it through to enactment. I was honored to work closely with House and Senate colleagues - leaders like Bob Dole, Tom Harkin, Tony Coelho, Steve Bartlett, Orrin Hatch, and Ted Kennedy - just to name a few. We passed it on a bipartisan basis, and it was signed into law by President George H.W. Bu...