Condemns a Department of Justice opinion on Olmstead v. L.C. and calls for reversing Medicaid cuts.

This bill condemns a legal opinion by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court decision, which recognized institutional isolation of people with disabilities as discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The bill calls for the Department of Justice to rescind its opinion and urges Congress to work to reverse Medicaid cuts and increase funding for home- and community-based services. The bill emphasizes the importance of the Olmstead decision in ending unjustified institutionalization and segregation of individuals with disabilities.

Condemns a Department of Justice opinion on Olmstead v. L.C. and calls for reversing Medicaid cuts.

This bill condemns a legal opinion by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court decision, which recognized institutional isolation of people with disabilities as discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The bill calls for the Department of Justice to rescind its opinion and urges Congress to work to reverse Medicaid cuts and increase funding for home- and community-based services. The bill emphasizes the importance of the Olmstead decision in ending unjustified institutionalization and segregation of individuals with disabilities.