Skip to main content
HR 3800 111th Congress House Education Academic performance and assessments Child health Department of Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Mental health Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Teaching, teachers, curricula

Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2009

Introduced: October 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Oct 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 13, 2009
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2009 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to create an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services within the Department of Education to improve specialized instructional support services in schools.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Reduced Barriers to Learning program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states to: (1) establish or expand specialized instructional support services and programs at the state level that are designed to provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to specialized instructional support services and programs addressing barriers to learning within local educational agencies and individual schools; and (2) hire and support specialized instructional support services coordinators to provide such assistance, coordination, and support.

Replaces references to pupil services and pupil services personnel with references to specialized instructional support services and specialized instructional support personnel.

Defines such services as those provided by school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified professionals that provide assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and other necessary services as part of a comprehensive program to meet student needs.

What's happening now November 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
Sestak, Joe
· Feb 22, 2010
Schauer, Mark
· Nov 4, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 13, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 13, 2009
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3800: Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3800/
MLA
"H.R. 3800: Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3800/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3800, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3800/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3800: Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2009](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3800/)
Report a problem