HR 5748 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Introduced Sep 27, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 27, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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. IntroducedSep 27, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

This bill expands special education and related services for children and youth who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind.

The bill establishes additional requirements for states to identify and evaluate children who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind.

A state's closure of a specialized school serving children who are blind or deaf shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education and related services.

The bill also 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 who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, or deafblind.

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 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2023 to Aug 6, 2024; 40 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalSep 27, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalSep 27, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalSep 27, 2023
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalSep 27, 2023
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalSep 27, 2023
R-NYMarcus J. MolinaroOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalSep 27, 2023
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-PASusan WildOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalSep 27, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalSep 27, 2023
R-NYAnthony D'EspositoSep 28, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOct 3, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOct 11, 2023
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOct 20, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisNov 6, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesNov 13, 2023
D-CAAdam B. SchiffDec 5, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 11, 2024
D-NYRitchie TorresMar 20, 2024
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezApr 10, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanApr 10, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonApr 10, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiApr 30, 2024
D-HIJill N. TokudaJul 22, 2024
R-NYBrandon WilliamsAug 6, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 27, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 27, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.) The single subject of this legislation is: The Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act will shine a light on the needs of these students and enhance accountability for the services they require, fulfilling IDEAs promise of an appropriate educational experience.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 157, September 27, 2023, page H4714.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2945Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy ActIdentical billSep 27, 2023

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 children and youth who are blind or visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, or deafblind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique language and 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.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 27, 2023Introduced in House

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