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HR 4544 111th Congress House

Elizabeth A. Connelly Act

Official title: To change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and change references to a mentally retarded individual … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual disability.

Introduced: April 21, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDisability and paralysisElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jan 29, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 27, 2010
Introduced in House
Jan 27, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 27, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 27, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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 Latest action February 23, 2010

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Elizabeth A. Connelly Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Public Health Service Act, the Health Professions Education Partnership Act of 1968, the National Sickle Cell Anemia Act, Cooley's Anemia, Tay-Sachs, and Genetic Diseases Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, and other federal enactments and regulations to change references to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 13 Republican 2
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 20, 2010
HILL, BARON
· Sep 16, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 16, 2010
Murphy, Patrick
· Jul 30, 2010
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 30, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Jul 26, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2010
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2010
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 14, 2010
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 14, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 23, 2010
Murphy, Scott
· May 27, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· May 27, 2010
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· May 5, 2010
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 4, 2010
Space, Zachary
· May 4, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 27, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 26, 2010
Melancon, Charlie
· Apr 22, 2010
Cao, Anh
· Apr 21, 2010
Bright, Bobby
· Apr 20, 2010
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 20, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 20, 2010
Driehaus, Steve
· Apr 15, 2010
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 14, 2010
Wilson, Charles
· Apr 14, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· Feb 4, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4544: Elizabeth A. Connelly Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4544/
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"H.R. 4544: Elizabeth A. Connelly Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4544/.
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