# 117-hr-6532: Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act

117-hr-6532, Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6532
- Congress: 117
- Title: Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-02-01
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act This bill authorizes through FY2027 specified provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for early childhood education. Specifically, the bill authorizes Part B, Section 619 (grants to states for preschool programs serving children with disabilities ages three to five) and Part C (grants to aid states in implementing early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families).

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sempolinski, Joseph [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6532 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6532)

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- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-2249: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2249)
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