Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
Latest action · Oct 23, 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.
- IntroducedOct 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
This bill expands special education and related services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, for students with visual disabilities, and for children and youth who are deaf-blind.
The individualized education program for each child who is visually and/or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs.
In addition, a state's closure of a special school serving deaf or blind children shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education and related services.
Among other provisions, the bill authorizes support, including grants for training special education personnel, to be used in preparing individuals to become qualified teachers and early intervention specialists for children with hearing disabilities.
The bill establishes within the Department of Education the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence to better support students with visual disabilities.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 23, 2019 to Oct 2, 2020; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
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 Oct 23, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 23, 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. 168, October 23, 2019, page H8458.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1959 | Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 17, 2021 |
| S 2681 | Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act | Related bill | Oct 23, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing or deaf-blind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Department of Education
- Disability and paralysis
- Disability assistance
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Health information and medical records
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Language arts
- Special education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2019Introduced in House
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.
