S.2781 - Rosa's Law

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. view all titles (5)

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  • Official: 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. as introduced.
  • Short: Rosa's Law as introduced.
  • Short: Rosa's Law as passed senate.
  • Short: Rosa's Law as reported to senate.
  • Short: Rosa's Law as passed house.

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10/05/10
Congressional Gold Medal for Nisei vets

... provides an exclusion from income of the first $2000 received for participating in certain Federally-supported clinical trials; S. 2781, the “Rosa's Law ...

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10/04/10
President signs Rosa's Law today; a triumph for people with intellectual ...

Below is the exact wording of the statute: S. 2781, the “Rosa's Law,” which changes references in many Federal statutes that currently refer to “mental ...

Source: Examiner.com
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09/24/10
Congress Outlaws Use of Term Mental Retardation

Under "Rosa's Law" (S.2781), various references to mental retardation will be replaced with terms such as "intellectual disabilities. ...

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09/22/10
Congress changes intellectual disability wording

... passed the Senate last month and now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. ___ The bill is S. 2781 Online: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov.

Source: The Associated Press
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