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S 2781 111th Congress Senate Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Disability and paralysis Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Health programs administration and funding Higher education School administration

Rosa's Law

Introduced: November 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-256.
Oct 5, 2010
Signed by President.
Sep 23, 2010
Presented to President.
Sep 22, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Sep 22, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 22, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6852-6853)
Sep 22, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6852-6853)
Sep 22, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2781.
Sep 22, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6852-6854)
Sep 22, 2010
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Aug 9, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Aug 9, 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.
Aug 9, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Aug 9, 2010
Received in the House.
Aug 6, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 5, 2010
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6976-6977; text as passed Senate: CR S6976)
Aug 5, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6976-6977; text as passed Senate: CR S6976)
Aug 3, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.
Aug 3, 2010
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-244.
May 26, 2010
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 17, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 17, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11432-11433)
Nov 17, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 3, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Rosa's Law - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Public Health Service Act, the Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, the National Sickle Cell Anemia Act, Cooley's Anemia, Tay-Sachs, and Genetic Diseases Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and other federal enactments and regulations to change references to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability.

Declares that the changes by this Act are made without any intent to: (1) change the coverage, eligibility, rights, responsibilities, or definitions referred to in the amended provisions; or (2) compel states to change terminology in state laws for individuals covered by a provision amended by this Act.

What's happening now October 5, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-256.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 4 Independent 1