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H.R. 8941 95th Congress House

A bill to amend section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Introduced: September 7, 1977 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment AuthorizationCivil Rights and LibertiesDisabledDiscrimination against the disabled
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Economics and Public FinanceSpecial educationVocational rehabilitation
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Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 7, 1977
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 7, 1977

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations to enforce the prohibition in that Act against discrimination toward qualified handicapped individuals under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Stipulates that not less than a third of such authorized expenditures be used for educational purposes.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7626 Identical bill A bill to amend section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 1977
NOLAN, RICHARD
· Sep 7, 1977
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8941: A bill to amend section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8941/
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"H.R. 8941: A bill to amend section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8941/.
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H.R. 8941, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8941/.
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