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.
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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.
This resolution condemns a June 2026 Department of Justice legal opinion that the sponsors argue undermines the Olmstead decision, a landmark 1999 Supreme Court ruling that requires states to provide people with disabilities the option to receive services in community settings rather than institutions. The resolution reaffirms decades of disability rights law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibit unnecessary segregation of people with disabilities. The sponsors contend that the Justice Department's opinion incorrectly interprets Olmstead and contradicts how federal courts have long understood that decision, and they note that the department subsequently declared its own 15-year-old enforcement guidance on Olmstead unenforceable. The resolution calls on the Justice Department to rescind its opinion and asks Congress to work across party lines to reverse recent Medicaid cuts and increase funding for home and community-based services for people with disabilities. No federal funding is authorized by this resolution, which is a statement of the House's position rather than legislation that enacts new law.
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