Key Votes
HR 1350 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Marsha Blackburn voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Marsha Blackburn made in this general time period.
Stages
- Dec. 3, 2004 Executive Signed
- Nov. 19, 2004 Senate Conference Report Adopted
- May 13, 2004 Senate Bill Passed
- April 30, 2003 House Bill Passed
- March 19, 2003 Introduced
Family
- HR 1350 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
- SB 366 - Generally Revise Welfare Laws
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Became Public Law No. 108-446 - Dec. 3, 2004
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - Nov. 19, 2004
NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (95-3) - May 13, 2004 (Key vote)
Title: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Vote to pass a bill that would extend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), first passed in 1975.
- Combines IDEA with the No Child Left Behind Act, in order to include disabled students in local accountability systems (Sec. 612).
- Includes bodily injury as a possible cause for suspension for special education students (Sec. 615).
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (251-171) - April 30, 2003 (Key vote)
Title: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Vote to pass a bill that would extend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, first passed in 1975.
- Reduces excessive paperwork for teachers, service providers, and school administrators.
- Combines IDEA with the No Child Left Behind Act, in order to include disabled students in local accountability systems.
- Allows for special education students students to be disciplined the same a as non-disabled students Note: S 1248 has been included in the Senate's version of this bill as an amendment.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 19, 2003
Title: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Sponsors
- Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Christopher 'Chris' Bell (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark R. Kennedy (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
