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S 1159 110th Congress Senate Education Appropriations Disabled Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Federal aid to education Special education

IDEA Full Funding Act

Introduced: April 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Apr 19, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 19, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4753-4754)
Apr 19, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

IDEA Full Funding Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize part B programs of education of all children with disabilities.

Authorizes appropriations for part B: (1) for FY2008-FY2015 in specified amounts; and (2) for FY2016 and each fiscal year thereafter in an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all states may receive under certain IDEA provisions. (Provides phased-in increases of such authorized funding.)

Makes appropriations for part B for FY2008-FY2015, as well as for FY2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, in amounts less than the amounts this Act authorizes to be appropriated.

What's happening now April 19, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 15, 2007
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 13, 2007
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 19, 2007
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 19, 2007
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 19, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1159: IDEA Full Funding Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1159/
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"S. 1159: IDEA Full Funding Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1159/.
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