IDEA Full Funding Act
Sponsored By: Representative Huffman
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a multi-year schedule that establishes mandatory federal funding for IDEA Part B special education (excluding section 619) and ties grant amounts to student counts and national per-pupil spending. The funding is set by a formula that multiplies the number of children served by the national average per-pupil expenditure in public schools.
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More federal help for students with disabilities
This bill would require steady federal funding for special education under IDEA Part B (not the preschool grants). Funding would start in FY2026 and continue every year. Each year has two funding streams. For each stream, the amount would be at least a set dollar floor or a percent of a national baseline: the number of children with disabilities served (ages 3–21, with ages 3–5 counted only in eligible States) times the national average per‑pupil spending. In FY2026, Stream A would be at least $16.7 billion or 11.6%, and Stream B at least $6.4 billion or 4.5%. By FY2035 and later, each stream would be at least $69.6 billion or 40.0%. Money would be available July 1 of the fiscal year through September 30 of the next year. If enacted, districts could have more resources for services and supports for children with disabilities. Spending would follow cut‑as‑you‑go budget rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Huffman
CA • D
Cosponsors
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Bost
IL • R
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Bynum
OR • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Fitzpatrick
PA • R
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Neguse
CO • D
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Stauber
MN • R
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Thompson (PA)
PA • R
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Balint
VT • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Brownley
CA • D
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Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Carbajal
CA • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Castor (FL)
FL • D
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Chu
CA • D
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Cleaver
MO • D
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Connolly
VA • D
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Costa
CA • D
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Crow
CO • D
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Dean (PA)
PA • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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DeSaulnier
CA • D
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Dingell
MI • D
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Escobar
TX • D
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Evans (PA)
PA • D
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Frankel, Lois
FL • D
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Frost
FL • D
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Garcia (TX)
TX • D
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Gomez
CA • D
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Himes
CT • D
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Jayapal
WA • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Mannion
NY • D
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McBath
GA • D
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McBride
DE • D
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McClain
MI • R
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McClellan
VA • D
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McGarvey
KY • D
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McIver
NJ • D
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Morelle
NY • D
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Moulton
MA • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Panetta
CA • D
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Peters
CA • D
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Pettersen
CO • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Pocan
WI • D
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Ramirez
IL • D
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Raskin
MD • D
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Riley (NY)
NY • D
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Salinas
OR • D
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Sanchez
CA • D
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Scanlon
PA • D
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Scholten
MI • D
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Sherman
CA • D
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Simon
CA • D
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Stansbury
NM • D
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Strickland
WA • D
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Thanedar
MI • D
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Tlaib
MI • D
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Tonko
NY • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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Vargas
CA • D
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Williams (GA)
GA • D
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Wilson (FL)
FL • D
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Lawler
NY • R
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Harder (CA)
CA • D
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Latimer
NY • D
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Sorensen
IL • D
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Elfreth
MD • D
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Takano
CA • D
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Waters
CA • D
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Leger Fernandez
NM • D
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Kelly (IL)
IL • D
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Johnson (TX)
TX • D
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Gottheimer
NJ • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Goldman (NY)
NY • D
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Tokuda
HI • D
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Goodlander
NH • D
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Randall
WA • D
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Friedman
CA • D
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Nadler
NY • D
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Houlahan
PA • D
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Lynch
MA • D
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Stevens
MI • D
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Lieu
CA • D
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Quigley
IL • D
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Jacobs
CA • D
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Correa
CA • D
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Foushee
NC • D
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Suozzi
NY • D
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Larson (CT)
CT • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Courtney
CT • D
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Subramanyam
VA • D
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Bell
MO • D
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Scott, David
GA • D
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Beatty
OH • D
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Deluzio
PA • D
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Moore (WI)
WI • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Foster
IL • D
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Castro (TX)
TX • D
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Bishop
GA • D
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Obernolte
CA • R
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Menendez
NJ • D
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Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
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Garcia (CA)
CA • D
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Whitesides
CA • D
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LaMalfa
CA • R
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Matsui
CA • D
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Hoyle (OR)
OR • D
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Schneider
IL • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Walkinshaw
VA • D
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Min
CA • D
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Hayes
CT • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Lee (PA)
PA • D
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Schakowsky
IL • D
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Pappas
NH • D
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Perez
WA • D
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Thompson (CA)
CA • D
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Garamendi
CA • D
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Ansari
AZ • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Liccardo
CA • D
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Dexter
OR • D
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Garcia (IL)
IL • D
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Magaziner
RI • D
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Doggett
TX • D
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Davids (KS)
KS • D
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Sykes
OH • D
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McDonald Rivet
MI • D
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
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Kiley (CA)
CA • I
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Velazquez
NY • D
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Titus
NV • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Adams
NC • D
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Rivas
CA • D
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Davis (NC)
NC • D
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McClain Delaney
MD • D
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Gray
CA • D
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Landsman
OH • D
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Larsen (WA)
WA • D
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Ross
NC • D
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Vindman
VA • D
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