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IDEA Technical Amendments Act of 1998

Introduced: February 24, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
Jul 24, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-649.
Jun 4, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.
Jun 4, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 21, 1998
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 21, 1998
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 16, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Feb 24, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 24, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

IDEA Technical Amendments Act of 1998 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to limit the corrective actions that the Secretary of Education may take against a State that does not provide IDEA services to 18- to 21-year-old prison inmates to a proportionate withholding or reduction in Federal IDEA funds.

What's happening now July 24, 1998

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 25, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3254: IDEA Technical Amendments Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3254/
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"H.R. 3254: IDEA Technical Amendments Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3254/.
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H.R. 3254, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3254/.
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