S 2781 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Rosa's Law

Introduced Nov 17, 2009 Originated Senate Sponsor Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 5, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-256.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 17, 2009
  2. Passed SenateAug 5, 2010
  3. Passed HouseSep 22, 2010
  4. To the PresidentSep 23, 2010
  5. Became lawOct 5, 2010

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 3, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Rosa's Law - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Public Health Service Act, the Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, the National Sickle Cell Anemia Act, Cooley's Anemia, Tay-Sachs, and Genetic Diseases Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and other federal enactments and regulations to change references to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability.

Declares that the changes by this Act are made without any intent to: (1) change the coverage, eligibility, rights, responsibilities, or definitions referred to in the amended provisions; or (2) compel states to change terminology in state laws for individuals covered by a provision amended by this Act.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2009 to Jul 20, 2010, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalNov 17, 2009
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalNov 17, 2009
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalNov 17, 2009
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalNov 17, 2009
R-NHJudd GreggOriginalNov 17, 2009
R-TNLamar AlexanderOriginalNov 17, 2009
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalNov 17, 2009
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalNov 17, 2009
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalNov 17, 2009
D-IATom HarkinOriginalNov 17, 2009
D-LAMary L. LandrieuNov 30, 2009
R-NEMike JohannsDec 2, 2009
D-NHJeanne ShaheenDec 4, 2009
D-WAPatty MurrayDec 4, 2009
D-AKMark BegichDec 15, 2009
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Actions 23

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 5, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-256.
  2. Oct 5, 2010Signed by President.
  3. Sep 23, 2010Presented to President.
  4. Sep 22, 2010Cleared for White House.
  5. Sep 22, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6852-6854)
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4544Elizabeth A. Connelly ActRelated billFeb 23, 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Aug 9, 2010Referred in House
  3. Aug 5, 2010Engrossed in Senate
  4. Aug 3, 2010Reported to Senate
  5. Nov 17, 2009Introduced in Senate

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