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

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

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(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.

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