Senator Duckworth of Illinois and Senator McCormick of Pennsylvania recently introduced the ASAP Reauthorization Act in the Senate. This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) grants which were passed as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021. These grants provide federal money to states so that they can make accessibility improvements at legacy public transit stations.

ACB is very pleased to announce that Missouri has dropped out of the Texas v. Kennedy lawsuit which aims to weaken disability rights by attacking Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as well as the Supreme Court's ruling in Olmstead v. LC. Now that Missouri has withdrawn, only five states remain part of this lawsuit fighting against the rights of people with disabilities to live and receive care in their communities.

Yesterday, President Trump removed two Democratic commissioners from the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). At the same time, one of the Republican commissioners resigned from the EAC. The fourth member of the commission, a Republican, had already resigned earlier this year. The result of these changes means that there are currently no commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission. The EAC was established by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002.