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H.R. 6770 115th Congress House

IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act

Official title: To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide parity for outlying areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2018 See on congress.gov
Education American SamoaEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGuam
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Northern Mariana IslandsPreschool educationSpecial educationU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands
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Sep 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 12, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8110)
Sep 12, 2018
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act

This bill modifies funding for special education in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, including by eliminating certain limits on such funding and establishing minimum funding levels.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6770: IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6770/
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"H.R. 6770: IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6770/.
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H.R. 6770, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6770/.
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