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S. 1277
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
Summary
S. 1277, the IDEA Full Funding Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 3, 2025 by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) with 40 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Apr 3, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Record
Text
S. 1277 has 40 co-sponsors.
sb1277/introduced-in-senate.txt119 S1277 IS: IDEA Full Funding ActU.S. Senate2025-04-03text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1277 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 3, 2025 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Reed , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Whitehouse , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Coons , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Murphy , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Warren , Mr. Markey , Mr. Booker , Mr. Peters , Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Smith , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Warnock , Mr. Fetterman , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Kim , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Ms. Slotkin , Mr. Warner , and Ms. Alsobrooks ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILLTo amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the IDEA Full Funding Act .2.Mandatory funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education ActSection 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1411(i) ) is amended to read as follows:(i)Funding(1)In generalFor the purpose of carrying out this part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be appropriated—(A)$16,661,928,000 or 11.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, and there are hereby appropriated $6,425,048,000 or 4.5 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available through September 30, 2027;(B)$19,531,844,000 or 13.4 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2027, and there are hereby appropriated $8,372,932,000 or 5.7 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2027, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2027, and shall remain available through September 30, 2028;(C)$22,896,084,000 or 15.3 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2028, and there are hereby appropriated $10,911,357,000 or 7.3 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2028, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2028, and shall remain available through September 30, 2029;(D)$26,839,795,000 or 17.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2029, and there are hereby appropriated $14,219,357,000 or 9.3 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2029, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2029, and shall remain available through September 30, 2030;(E)$31,462,786,000 or 20.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2030, and there are hereby appropriated $18,530,244,000 or 11.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2030, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2030, and shall remain available through September 30, 2031;(F)$36,882,058,000 or 23.1 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2031, and there are hereby appropriated $24,148,064,000 or 15.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2031, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2031, and shall remain available through September 30, 2032;(G)$43,234,768,000 or 26.5 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2032, and there are hereby appropriated $31,469,041,000 or 19.3 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2032, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2032, and shall remain available through September 30, 2033;(H)$50,681,693,000 or 30.4 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2033, and there are hereby appropriated $41,009,521,000 or 24.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2033, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2033, and shall remain available through September 30, 2034;(I)$59,411,305,000 or 34.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2034, and there are hereby appropriated $53,442,392,000 or 31.4 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2034, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2034, and shall remain available through September 30, 2035; and(J)$69,644,540,000 or 40 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2035 and each subsequent fiscal year, and there are hereby appropriated $69,644,540,000 or 40 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2035 and each subsequent fiscal year, which—(i)shall become available for obligation with respect to fiscal year 2035 on July 1, 2034, and shall remain available through September 30, 2036; and(ii)shall become available for obligation with respect to each subsequent fiscal year on July 1 of that fiscal year and shall remain available through September 30 of the succeeding fiscal year.(2)AmountWith respect to each subparagraph of paragraph (1), the amount determined under this paragraph is the product of—(A)the total number of children with disabilities in all States who—(i)received special education and related services during the last school year that concluded before the first day of the fiscal year for which the determination is made; and(ii)were aged—(I)3 through 5 (with respect to the States that were eligible for grants under section 619); and(II)6 through 21; and(B)the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States..
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-04-03
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
Sponsors
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) sponsors S. 1277, and 40 members have co-sponsored it, 34 of them from the day it was introduced.

Sen. · D–MD · Sponsor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025

Sen. · D–MD · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–WI · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–CT · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–DE · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–NJ · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–DE · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–NV · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–IL · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–IL · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original
Committees
S. 1277 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Actions
S. 1277 has taken 2 actions since Apr 3, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 3, 2025 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | ||
Apr 3, 2025 | — | Introduced in Senate |
Votes
S. 1277 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
3 bills are related to S. 1277.
HR 2598IDEA Full Funding ActApr 2, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · Related bill
HR 869Keep Our PACT ActJan 31, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Co… · Related bill
S 343Keep Our PACT ActJan 30, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi… · Related billTitles
S. 1277 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- IDEA Full Funding Act — Display Title
- IDEA Full Funding Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
14 clients hired 14 firms and 53 registered lobbyists who named S. 1277 in 54 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Education, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Defense, Agriculture.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | — | Maryland | 1 | 6 | — |
| AUTISM SPEAKS | — | New Jersey | 1 | 6 | — |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | — | Virginia | 1 | 6 | — |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION | — | Virginia | 1 | 5 | — |
| NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS | Advocacy organization | Georgia | 1 | 5 | — |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES | Specialty nursing | Maryland | 1 | 4 | $60K |
| CURE SMA | — | Illinois | 1 | 4 | — |
| ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS | Nonprofit Illinois education association training and supporting school board members | Illinois | 1 | 4 | — |
| NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY | — | New York | 1 | 4 | — |
| THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | — | Maryland | 1 | 4 | — |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 2 | — |
| EASTERSEALS, INC. | — | Illinois | 1 | 2 | — |
| AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
| ARC OF THE UNITED STATES | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 53.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALYSSA BROCKINGTON | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| CAROLINE BERGNER | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| DAVID GRIFFITH | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| DAVID SITCOVSKY | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| ERIC MASTEN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| INOKA TENNAKOON | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| JERRY WHITE | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| JOSH KRANTZ | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| KEVIN STUTMAN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| LISA BELCASTRO | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| NEELA SWANSON | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| REBECCA BOWEN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| SARAH WARREN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| WILLIAM KNUDSEN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| AMANDA KARHUSE | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| HEATHER SACHS | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| ABRAHAM SAFFER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ANDREW BOPP | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| CHARLOTTE WOODWARD | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| HEATHER PARSONS | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | 2025 second_quarter | $460K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | 2025 first_quarter | $450K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | 2025 third_quarter | $430K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $400K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN | AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN | 2025 second_quarter | $400K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | 2026 first_quarter | $360K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $360K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | 2025 third_quarter | $290K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $280K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | 2026 second_quarter | $189K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | 2026 first_quarter | $189K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | 2025 fourth_quarter | $189K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | 2025 third_quarter | $189K | 3rd Quarter - Amendme… |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | 2025 fourth_quarter | $120K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | 2025 second_quarter | $100K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | 2026 first_quarter | $90K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| CURE SMA | CURE SMA | 2026 second_quarter | $75K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| CURE SMA | CURE SMA | 2026 first_quarter | $75K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| CURE SMA | CURE SMA | 2025 fourth_quarter | $75K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| CURE SMA | CURE SMA | 2025 third_quarter | $75K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files S. 1277 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1277’s is Education.
s1277/policy-areas.txtLegislative Subjects
S. 1277 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Education programs funding to Special education.
s1277/subjects.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com