IDEA Full Funding Act
Sponsored By: Senator Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would convert Part B funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act into a _mandatory, formula-based_ federal funding stream. It would set a year-by-year schedule from fiscal 2026 through 2035 and beyond that ties federal dollars to the counted number of children with disabilities and the national average per-pupil expenditure.
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Bill Overview
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Guaranteed federal funding for special education
If enacted, the bill would make federal Part B funding for special education mandatory and formula-driven. Each year the payment would be the larger of a listed dollar amount or a percent of a new base. The base would equal the number of children with disabilities served last school year. That number would be multiplied by the national average per‑pupil public school spending. The bill lists amounts rising from about $16.7 billion in FY2026 to $69.6 billion or 40% of the base in FY2035 and later. Each year's appropriation has specific start and end availability dates (usually July 1 through the next September 30).
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Gary Peters
MI • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Raphael Warnock
GA • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/31/2025
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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