IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act
Latest action · May 1, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act
This bill modifies funding for special education in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, including by eliminating certain limits on such funding and establishing minimum funding levels.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 May 1, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2019Introduced in House
- May 1, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 71, May 1, 2019, page H3405.
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 parity for outlying areas, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2019Introduced in House
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