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Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
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Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act

This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations for grants to assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities and for specified early childhood education programs for children with disabilities.

Additionally, the bill specifies reporting requirements related to the use of these funds. It also requires the Department of Education to publish on its website, and the Department of Health and Human Services to release, certain expenditure reports related to these funds.

The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

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All 3 Democratic 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2021
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Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 9, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Feb 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 838: Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-838/
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"H.R. 838: Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-838/.
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H.R. 838, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-838/.
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