Political Quotes

“I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Porter), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE VIII--STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH RIGHTS SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ``Student Mental Health Rights Act''. SEC. 802. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Nearly all institutions of higher education are subject to-- (A) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); (B) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); or (C) the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.). (2) The laws described in paragraph (1) prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability, defined as ``with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment'' under section 3(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(1)). (3) Under section 2(a)(3) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101(a)(3)), Congress found that ``discrimination against individuals with disabilities persists in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization, health services, voting, and access to public services''.…”