A bill to amend section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Summary

Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations to enforce the prohibition in that Act against discrimination toward qualified handicapped individuals under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Stipulates that not less than a third of such authorized expenditures be used for educational purposes.

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Timeline

1. 7 September 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 September 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 September 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 September 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Quie, Albert H. [R-MN-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Badillo, Herman [D-NY-21] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Eilberg, Joshua [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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