S 694
111th Congress
Senate
Education
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Special education
Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009
Introduced: March 25, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3788-3789)
Mar 25, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3788)
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote the expansion of its programs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3788-3789)
Committees of jurisdiction
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