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Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Introduced: March 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 17, 2021
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Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

This bill expands special education and related services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, students with visual disabilities, and children and youth who are deaf-blind.

The individualized education program for each child who is visually and/or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs.

In addition, a state's closure of a special school serving deaf or blind children shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education and related services.

Among other provisions, the bill authorizes support, including grants for training special education personnel, to be used in preparing individuals to become qualified teachers and early intervention specialists for children with hearing disabilities.

The bill establishes within the Department of Education the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence to better support students with visual disabilities.

What's happening now March 17, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 28 Republican 6
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Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 29, 2022
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 28, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Jun 3, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · May 27, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2022
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2022
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 18, 2022
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Jan 18, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Nov 16, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 1, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Oct 5, 2021
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2021
 R
Spartz, Victoria
Indiana · Aug 23, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Aug 20, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Aug 13, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Aug 13, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 26, 2021
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 16, 2021
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 16, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 16, 2021
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Jul 13, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 28, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 23, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Jun 16, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Jun 1, 2021
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · May 13, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 12, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 26, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· Mar 17, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 17, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 17, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 17, 2021
McKinley, David
· Mar 17, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 17, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 17, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 17, 2021
Rice, Kathleen
· Mar 17, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 17, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2021
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 17, 2021
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Mar 17, 2021
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Takano, Mark
California · Mar 17, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1959: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1959/
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