S. 2781: Rosa's Law
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S. 2781: Rosa's Law
111th Congress · introduced 2009-11-17 · Health · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-256.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-11-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-256. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Rosa's Law
Plain summary
(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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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · 44 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2781, Rosa's Law (2010-06-23); CBO cost estimate: S. 2781, Rosa's Law (2010-06-23)
Cosponsors on this site
John Barrasso (R-WY), John Thune (R-SD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s2781.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s2781 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111