Rosa's Law
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.
- IntroducedNov 17, 2009
- Passed SenateAug 5, 2010
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2010
- To the PresidentSep 23, 2010
- Became lawOct 5, 2010Public Law 111-256
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; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Nov 30, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Dec 4, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Dec 4, 2009 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Dec 15, 2009 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Dec 15, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Dec 21, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Dec 21, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Dec 21, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Dec 21, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Dec 22, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Paul Grattan Kirk Jr. | Dec 22, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Dec 24, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jan 25, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jan 25, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Feb 9, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Feb 9, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Feb 9, 2010 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | May 20, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | May 25, 2010 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Jul 20, 2010 |
Committees 3
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 Nov 17, 2009Markup May 26, 2010Reported Aug 3, 2010 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 10, 2010 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Aug 10, 2010 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2010Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-256.
- Sep 23, 2010Presented to President.
- Sep 22, 2010Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 22, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6852-6854)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6852–H6854Text printed H6852 | Ed Whitfield R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, James R. Langevin D-RI, Michael E. McMahon D-NY | Sep 22, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6976, S6977Text printed S6976Amendments S6976 | Harry Reid D-NV, Michael B. Enzi R-WY | Aug 5, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11432–S11434 | Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD, Michael B. Enzi R-WY | Nov 17, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 23, 2010S. 2781, Rosa's Law<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on May 26, 2010</p>
- Jun 23, 2010S. 2781, Rosa's LawCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on May 26, 2010
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41833 | IDEA, Part B: Key Statutory and Regulatory Provisions Relating to the Education of Children with Disabilities | Report | Oct 22, 2026 |
| R44624 | The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Funding: A Primer | Report | Feb 13, 2026 |
| R46566 | The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: A Comparison of State Eligibility Criteria | Report | Oct 12, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4544 | Elizabeth A. Connelly Act | Related bill | Feb 23, 2010 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and to change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual disability.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rosa's Law
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Rosa's Law
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Rosa's Law
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Rosa's Law
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 9, 2010Referred in House
- Aug 5, 2010Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 3, 2010Reported to Senate
- Nov 17, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
