Independent Living Programs for the Handicapped Act

Summary

Independent Living Programs for the Handicapped Act - Establishes the Office of Independent living within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to administer grants to establish independent living centers for the disabled. Requires such centers to provide specified services including (1) counseling regarding attendant care; (2) health programs; (3) housing and transportation assistance; (4) independent living skills; and (5) legal and economic counseling. Authorizes to be appropriated funds for grants for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980. Establishes the Task Force on Independent Living within H.E.W. to review the operations of such Office and of the centers. Directs the Task Force to report to the Congress not later than March 1, 1979, the desirability of revising or extending the provisions of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 25 April 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 April 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 April 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 April 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, William S. [R-ME-2] · R · Cosponsor
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