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Bill

Empowering Families in Special Education Act

Senate

Requires local educational agencies to notify parents of their right to include individuals with special expertise on a child's IEP team in special education planning

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Empowering Families in Special Education Act

House

Requires local educational agencies to notify parents of their right to include individuals with special expertise on a child's IEP team

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Special Education Administration Protection Act

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

IDEA Full Funding Act

House

Increase federal funding for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reach full authorized support

Latest action: Wed Apr 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Keep Our PACT Act

Senate

Extends funding through FY2035 for key elementary and secondary education grants, including permanent reauthorization of special education grants for children with disabilities

Latest action: Thu Jan 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

IDEA Full Funding Act

Senate

Establishes full federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act special education program

Latest action: Thu Apr 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Keep Our PACT Act

House

Extends federal education funding through FY2035 for Title I services and permanently reauthorizes special education grants for children with disabilities

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with disabilities.

House

Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and honors its impact on educating children with disabilities

Latest action: Tue Dec 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act

House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with disabilities.

Senate

Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and recognizes its transformative impact on educating children with disabilities

Latest action: Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Child Care for Every Community Act

House

Establishes a nationwide child care measure aimed at expanding access to child care in every community

Latest action: Wed Feb 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

RISE Act

Senate

Establishes the RISE Act as a Senate measure referred to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Latest action: Wed Aug 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act

House

Reauthorizes and expands Teacher Quality Partnership grants through FY2031 to include principal and school leader training, strengthen partnership standards, and study best practices for preparing educators

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

House

Expands special education services for children and youth who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, deafblind, or deafdisabled through stronger identification, staffing support, and a new visual disability center

Latest action: Mon Jun 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Senate

Expands special education and related services for children and youth who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind, including stronger identification, staffing, and school support requirements

Latest action: Wed Jun 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

SCHOOL Act of 2025

House

Allows certain federal K through 12 education funds to follow students to the public private or home school they attend including remote learning settings

Latest action: Fri Mar 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

21st Century Dyslexia Act

House

Establishes a federal dyslexia initiative to update identification and support practices in education

Latest action: Fri Oct 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

21st Century Dyslexia Act

Senate

Redefines dyslexia under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as its own category and requires equal access to IDEA eligibility, accommodations, and services for specified disadvantaged children

Latest action: Wed Aug 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

States’ Education Reclamation Act of 2025

House

Abolishes the Department of Education, repeals its programs, and shifts education funding and selected program administration to states and other federal agencies

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Helen Keller Education Act

House

Promotes and ensures delivery of high-quality special education and related services for children and youth who are deafblind

Latest action: Mon Jun 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriate FY2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, related agencies, and rules on fund use

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 programs and agencies in Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies, while setting conditions and restrictions on how appropriated money may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Set FY2026 defense policy and authorize military programs, construction, and Department of Energy national security activities, including force levels, procurement, and defense oversight

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

House

Authorize FY2026 defense programs and military construction, set national security policy for the Department of Defense and related agencies, and speed defense acquisition delivery

Latest action: Tue Sep 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

CHOICE Act

Senate

Expands elementary and secondary school choice by changing D.C. scholarship eligibility, funding state disability choice programs, and creating a military dependent scholarship pilot

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

Senate

Extends authorization for the Special Diabetes Program through 2025 reauthorization

Latest action: Tue Jul 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to set maximum monthly allowances for milk under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

House

Amends the Child Nutrition Act to set and raise maximum monthly milk allowances in WIC food packages for women, infants, and children

Latest action: Mon Mar 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

WIC Benefits Protection Act

House

Protects benefits in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children from disruption or loss

Latest action: Fri Oct 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

Senate

Designates the Senate majority party's committee membership for the 119th Congress on specified standing, select, special, and joint committees

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To authorize the reimbursement by the Federal Government of State funds used to maintain participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a Government shutdown.

House

Requires federal reimbursement of state money used to keep WIC participation operating during a government shutdown

Latest action: Wed Oct 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2025

House

Creates a one-time special Medicare enrollment period for people who become eligible for Medicare while covered by COBRA continuation coverage

Latest action: Tue Apr 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and October 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027.

Senate

Authorize Senate committee spending for committee operations during specified periods from March 2025 through February 2027

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

House

Expresses support for U.S. library staff, essential library services, public access to information, union voice for workers, and library staff civil rights

Latest action: Thu Apr 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

House

Expresses support for library staff, continued public access to information, funding for library services, union representation, and civil rights protections in libraries

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

Senate

Expresses support for library staff, essential library services, community access to information, union representation, and civil rights protections in the United States

Latest action: Mon Apr 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

Senate

Expresses Senate support for library staff, essential library services, public access to information, union representation, and civil rights protections in libraries

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

Senate

Establishes the minority party's membership on specified Senate standing, joint, select, and special committees for the 119th Congress

Latest action: Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 financial services, general government, national security, Department of State, and related foreign assistance programs while setting conditions on the use of appropriated funds

Latest action: Thu Jan 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)