Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act
Latest action · Feb 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act
This bill authorizes through FY2027 specified provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for early childhood education.
Specifically, the bill authorizes Part B, Section 619 (grants to states for preschool programs serving children with disabilities ages three to five) and Part C (grants to aid states in implementing early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families).
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2022 to Dec 14, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Feb 1, 2022 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Feb 1, 2022 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 18, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Joseph Sempolinski | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 29, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Dec 6, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Dec 14, 2022 |
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 Feb 1, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 1, 2022Referred 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. 168, no. 20, February 1, 2022, page H331.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3544 | Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act | Identical bill | Feb 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize funding for section 619 and part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2022Introduced 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.
