S. 2781 (111th): Rosa’s Law

Introduced:
Nov 17, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
Status:
Signed by the President
Slip Law:
This bill became Pub.L. 111-256.

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Status

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 5, 2010.

Progress
Introduced Nov 17, 2009
Referred to Committee Nov 17, 2009
Reported by Committee May 26, 2010
Passed Senate Aug 05, 2010
Passed House Sep 22, 2010
Signed by the President Oct 05, 2010
Cosponsors
44 cosponsors (31D, 12R, 1I) (show)
Committees

House Education and the Workforce

House Energy and Commerce

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Full Title

A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and to change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual disability.

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Last updated Jan 01, 2010.
3 pages

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10/5/2010--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 3, 2010.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Rosa's Law - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Public Health Service Act, the Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, the National Sickle Cell Anemia Act, Cooley's Anemia, Tay-Sachs, and Genetic Diseases Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and other federal enactments and regulations to change references to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability.
Declares that the changes by this Act are made without any intent to:
(1) change the coverage, eligibility, rights, responsibilities, or definitions referred to in the amended provisions; or
(2) compel states to change terminology in state laws for individuals covered by a provision amended by this Act.

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Slip Laws

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  • Public Law 110-154

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