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HCONRES 85 101th Congress House Education Education of handicapped children Federal aid to education Federal aid to handicapped services Federal receipts and expenditures

Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal funding for special education should be increased to provide more meaningful assistance to States and localities.

Introduced: April 5, 1989 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 101st Congress
It was not agreed to before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 26, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Apr 5, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 5, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) there should be a significant increase in Federal funding for programs authorized under the Education of the Handicapped Act; and (2) appropriations made by the 101st Congress to assist States and localities in providing education to children and youth with handicaps should equal at least 15 percent of the national average per pupil expenditure.

What's happening now April 26, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 28, 1989
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 28, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 24, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 85: Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal funding for special education should be increased to provide more meaningful assistance to States and localities.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-85/
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"H. Con. Res. 85: Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal funding for special education should be increased to provide more meaningful assistance to States and localities.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-85/.
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H. Con. Res. 85, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-85/.
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