Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education (EDUCATE) 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.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education (EDUCATE) Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize part B programs of education of all children with disabilities.
Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for part B for FY2008-FY2016 and thereafter, according to a certain formula. (Provides phased-in increases of such authorized funding designed to reach a promised 40% federal share by FY2015.)
Makes appropriations in specified amounts (which are less than the amounts this Act authorizes to be appropriated) for part B for FY2008-FY2016 and thereafter. Requires such amounts to be expended consistent with pay-as-you-go requirements.
Cosponsors 104
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2007 to Jul 16, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 13, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Feb 13, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Feb 13, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 15, 2007 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Mar 13, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 30, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 2, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 10, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 10, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | May 22, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | May 22, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Oct 12, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Apr 10, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 16, 2008 |
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 Feb 5, 2007 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E262)
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E258, E262 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Darlene Hooley D-OR | Feb 5, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education (EDUCATE) Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
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