119th Congress Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
S. 4865: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026
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Summary
This bill prohibits government entities and insurance providers from denying community-based services to individuals with disabilities that require long-term service or support that would enable such individuals to live in the community and lead an independent life.
Specifically, these entities may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of community-based services by such actions as imposing prohibited eligibility criteria, cost caps, or waiting lists or failing to provide a specific community-based service. Additionally, community-based services must be offered to individuals with such disabilities prior to institutionalization. Institutionalized individuals must be notified regularly of community-based alternatives.
The bill requires the Department of Justice to issue regulations requiring government entities and insurance providers to offer community-based long-term services to individuals with such disabilities who would otherwise qualify for institutional placement. Government entities must ensure sufficient availability of affordable, accessible, and integrated housing that is not a disability-specific residential setting or a setting where services are tied to tenancy.
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Regulations shall also (1) require government entities and insurance providers to perform self-evaluation on current services, policies, and practices and concerning compliance with requirements of this bill; and (2) require government entities to submit a transition plan.
The bill allows civil actions by individuals subjected to, or about to be subjected to, a violation of its requirements.
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Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Martin Heinrich D-NMOriginal
- Timothy Kaine D-VAOriginal
- Ben Luján D-NMOriginal
- Edward Markey D-MAOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- John Reed D-RIOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
- Christopher Coons D-DE
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Michael Bennet.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.