Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act
Latest action · Apr 23, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 23, 2026 to Aug 3, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Apr 23, 2026 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Aug 3, 2026 |
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 Apr 23, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2026Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 72, April 23, 2026, page H3092.
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.
- Apr 23, 2026Introduced 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.
