H.R.1208 - IDEA Fairness Restoration Act

To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to permit a prevailing party in an action or proceeding brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to permit a prevailing party in an action or proceeding brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses. as introduced.
  • Short: IDEA Fairness Restoration Act as introduced.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-11] $24,620
Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-1] $13,545
Rep. John A. Yarmuth [D, KY-3] $11,800
Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter [D, NY-25] $9,800
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-3] $9,550
Rep. Nita M. Lowey [D, NY-17] $8,600
Rep. Daniel B. Maffei [D, NY-24] $7,900
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-12] $7,800
Rep. John P. Sarbanes [D, MD-3] $7,300
Rep. Charles B. Rangel [D, NY-13] $7,300
 
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $55,530
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $49,236
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $43,360
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] $43,300
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] $14,750
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $12,850
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] $8,300
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey [R, PA] $7,600
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] $7,500
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] $7,431

Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.1208

  • The Association of the Severely Handicapped
  • Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
  • National Association of the Deaf
  • Maryland Council for Exceptional Children
  • Autism Society
  • Access to Independence
  • Down Syndrome Association of South Oregon

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-11] $56,412
Rep. William R. Keating [D, MA-9] $30,930
Rep. Michael E. Capuano [D, MA-7] $24,350
Rep. Ann M. Kuster [D, NH-2] $23,000
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-27] $21,300
Rep. Chris Van Hollen [D, MD-8] $19,050
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7] $14,187
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R, IL-16] $13,700
Rep. Mike Quigley [D, IL-5] $12,750
Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky [D, IL-9] $11,950
 
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $60,735
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] $51,305
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $47,450
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $25,850
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] $25,700
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $20,525
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] $18,900
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] $15,250
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $15,000
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] $13,175

Specific Organizations Opposing H.R.1208

  • American Association of School Administrators

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