H.R. 1570

Summary

H.R. 1570, the Empowering Families in Special Education Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 25, 2025 by Rep. Erin Houchin (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 1570 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 1570 IH: Empowering Families in Special Education Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1570  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 25, 2025   Mrs. Houchin  (for herself and  Mr. Gottheimer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require notification with respect to individualized education program teams, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Empowering Families in Special Education Act  .
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Notification requirement for IEP teams
Section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(B) ) is amended—
(1)
in clause (iv), by redesignating subclauses (I) through (III) as items (aa) through (cc), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);
(2)
by redesignating clauses (i) through (vii) as subclauses (I) through (VII), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);
(3)
in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so redesignated, by striking  The term  and inserting the following:
(i)
In general
The term
 ; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(ii)
Notification required
Within a reasonable timeframe prior to the first convening of the individualized education program team for a child with a disability for a school year, the local educational agency that serves such child shall notify the parent of such child that such parent may, under clause (i)(VI), include other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, including related services personnel as appropriate, as part of the individualized education program team.
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Sponsors

Rep. Erin Houchin (R) sponsors H.R. 1570, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Erin Houchin

Rep. · R–IN-9 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 1570 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Feb 25, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1570 has taken 2 actions since Feb 25, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1570 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 1570, as Identical bill.

S 745Empowering Families in Special Education ActFeb 26, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi… · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 1570 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Empowering Families in Special Education Act — Display Title
• Empowering Families in Special Education Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require notification with respect to individualized education program teams, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1570 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid, Retirement.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1570 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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