Jerry Nadler: “This amendment does not appear to make any substantive change to H.R. 620. Whether or not the amendment is adopted, it…”

“This amendment does not appear to make any substantive change to H.R. 620. Whether or not the amendment is adopted, it still would be the case under the bill that a businessowner who fails to make substantial progress in removing an access barrier would be subject to a lawsuit. The amendment, however, does not address the fundamental concerns with H.R. 620's notice and cure provisions that I expressed in general debate, including the fact that the bill does not require a business to comply with the ADA, only to make ``substantial progress'' toward compliance within the bill's 180-day cure period. While the amendment does not make the bill worse, it also does not make the bill better. Regrettably, therefore, I must oppose the amendment. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.”