Full Funding for IDEA Now Act
Latest action · May 18, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Full Funding for IDEA Now Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to set forth a mandatory minimum level of federal grant payments to states for assistance for education of all children with disabilities under IDEA part B.
Entitles a state to receive such a minimum grant allotment in an amount determined by current formulas for maximum authorization levels in specified fiscal years (which such minimum entitlement replaces).
Eliminates the current authorization of appropriations for specified fiscal years for such grants.
Cosponsors 60
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2007 to Oct 3, 2007; 41 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jan 31, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Feb 13, 2007 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 7, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Oct 3, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2007 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jan 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 17, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full funding for assistance for education of all children with disabilities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Full Funding for IDEA Now Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2007Introduced in House
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