Fully and adequately fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Fully and adequately fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

She commits to full funding for IDEA.

Representative Lori Trahan Congresswoman Lori Trahan was born and raised in a working-class family in Lowell, Massachusetts. She is the mom of two young girls and proudly represents Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District.
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Additional Supported Legislation... IDEA Full Funding Act

The page lists the IDEA Full Funding Act among legislation Trahan supports.

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H.R. 2598, the IDEA Full Funding Act, was introduced with Lori Trahan listed as a cosponsor; its full title is: "To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part."

Trahan cosponsored legislation to provide full federal funding for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

H.R. 2598 (IH) - IDEA Full Funding Act - BILLS-119hr2598ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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H.R. 2598 was introduced in the House on April 2, 2025. The bill is titled the "IDEA Full Funding Act" and its full title is "To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part." Lori Trahan is listed among the cosponsors.

Trahan co-sponsored a bill explicitly seeking full federal funding for IDEA Part B, which is direct evidence of effort toward the claim, but not proof of enactment or delivery.

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H.R. 2598 (IH) - IDEA Full Funding Act - BILLS-119hr2598ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The summary says the Department of Education receives a discretionary total of $67 billion, $12 billion (15%) below FY25 enacted level. It says the bill increases funding by $26 million for special education, but it does not indicate full federal funding of IDEA.

Recent House appropriations text shows only a modest special-education increase in a broader Education budget below the prior year level, which does not amount to evidence that IDEA has been fully and adequately funded.

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fy26-labor-health-and-human-services-education-and-related-agencies-full-committee-summary.pdf
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2598 as the IDEA Full Funding Act, sponsored by Rep. Jared Huffman and introduced on April 2, 2025. Its latest House action was referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and the tracker states that the bill has the status Introduced, with later steps still including Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law.

The active 119th Congress IDEA full-funding bill had not become law; it remained at the introduced/referred stage, so it is evidence of effort but not delivery.

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H.R.2598 - IDEA Full Funding Act, 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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The introduced text says the bill would amend IDEA Part B to provide full federal funding. It names Mrs. Trahan among the Members introducing the bill and creates a funding ramp that reaches $69,644,540,000 or 40.0 percent for fiscal year 2035 and subsequent fiscal years.

Trahan backed bill text directly aimed at full IDEA funding, but the bill itself only proposed a future ramp to 40 percent and was not enacted as of the source status.

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Text - H.R.2598 - IDEA Full Funding Act, 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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Congress.gov's cosponsor page lists Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] as a cosponsor of H.R.2598 on 04/02/2025, marked with an asterisk indicating an original cosponsor.

This confirms Trahan personally joined the 119th Congress full-IDEA-funding bill as an original cosponsor, supporting an effort badge but not enactment.

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Cosponsors - H.R.2598 - IDEA Full Funding Act, 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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GovInfo lists H.R.2598 as the IDEA Full Funding Act, introduced April 2, 2025, with the full title: To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part. Lori Trahan is listed among the cosponsors, and the action was referral to the Committee on Education and Workforce.

GovInfo independently confirms the bill's purpose, Trahan's participation, and that the official action was introduction/referral rather than enactment.

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H.R. 2598 (IH) - IDEA Full Funding Act - BILLS-119hr2598ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Congress.gov lists H.R.4519 as the IDEA Full Funding Act, introduced July 10, 2023, with latest action referral to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The tracker says the bill had the status Introduced. The CRS summary says the bill would provide permanent, mandatory funding for the IDEA special education grants program.

In the prior Congress, the full-funding bill also remained only introduced/referred, showing repeated effort but no fulfilled funding outcome.

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H.R.4519 - IDEA Full Funding Act, 118th Congress (2023-2024)
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The H.R.4519 cosponsor page lists Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] as a cosponsor on 07/11/2023.

Trahan cosponsored the 118th Congress IDEA Full Funding Act, a concrete legislative step toward the promise that did not become law.

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Cosponsors - H.R.4519 - IDEA Full Funding Act, 118th Congress (2023-2024)
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5984 as the IDEA Full Funding Act, introduced November 16, 2021, with latest action referral to the House Committee on Education and Labor. The tracker says the bill had the status Introduced, and the CRS summary says it would provide permanent, mandatory funding for IDEA special education grants.

Earlier federal service likewise shows a full-funding bill that did not advance beyond introduction, reinforcing effort without delivery.

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H.R.5984 - IDEA Full Funding Act, 117th Congress (2021-2022)
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The U.S. Code states that the maximum IDEA Part B grant amount for fiscal year 2007 and subsequent years is based on the number of eligible children with disabilities multiplied by 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary and secondary schools, with adjustments.

This establishes the statutory 40 percent benchmark commonly used for IDEA full funding; other evidence shows enacted or proposed funding had not met that benchmark.

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20 U.S.C. 1411: Authorization; allotment; use of funds; authorization of appropriations
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The House Appropriations Committee summary says the Department of Education receives a discretionary total of $67 billion, $12 billion or 15 percent below the FY25 enacted level. It says the bill increases funding by $26 million for special education, but it does not state that IDEA Part B is funded at the 40 percent benchmark.

The appropriations evidence points to only a modest special-education increase in a reduced Education budget, not full and adequate IDEA funding.

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fy26-labor-health-and-human-services-education-and-related-agencies-full-committee-summary.pdf
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