Whereas the First Amendment to the Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or to petition for a governmental redress of grievances, and was adopted on December 15, 1791, as 1 of the 10 amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights; Whereas the Bill of Rights, specifically the First Amendment to the Constitution, calls for the right of all persons to peaceably assemble, and to this end, all persons, regardless of their physical ability, shall be offered equal opportunity to access all federally funded, in whole or part, amenities; Whereas, in the 33 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ) (in this preamble referred to as the ADA ), there have been unprecedented advances in all forms of technology, typified by automatic doors; Whereas, in 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 4 adults, or 61,000,000 people, have a disability; Whereas disability is a universal concern, as an aging population increases the incidence of frailty and disability; Whereas as significant advances in medical treatment result in increased survival rates, the incidence of disability increases; Whereas, in 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that 5,400,000 veterans received service-related disability benefits; Whereas, in 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the unemployment rate of persons with a disability was twice that of nondisabled adults; Whereas, in 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that people of color have the highest disability rates in the country