IDEA Full Funding Act
Latest action · Apr 19, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedApr 19, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
IDEA Full Funding Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize part B programs of education of all children with disabilities.
Authorizes appropriations for part B: (1) for FY2008-FY2015 in specified amounts; and (2) for FY2016 and each fiscal year thereafter in an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all states may receive under certain IDEA provisions. (Provides phased-in increases of such authorized funding.)
Makes appropriations for part B for FY2008-FY2015, as well as for FY2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, in amounts less than the amounts this Act authorizes to be appropriated.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2007 to Sep 9, 2008; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Nov 16, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Dec 3, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | May 19, 2008 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Sep 9, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 19, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4753-4754)
- Apr 19, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4753 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Apr 19, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- IDEA Full Funding Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2007Introduced in Senate
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