It was signed into law in 1990. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-with-disabilities-act-ada-signed-into-law-george-bush https://www.history

It was signed into law in 1990. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-with-disabilities-act-ada-signed-into-law-george-bush https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-with-d... > Despite pressure from some church groups, who felt the ADA unfairly burdened them, the bill passed the House by unanimous voice vote and the Senate 76-6, paving the way for its signing on July 26 by President Bush, who said, “Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.”