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House Appoints IDEA Reauthorization Conference Committee
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On October 8, 2004 the U.S. House of Representatives appointed a
14 member conference committee to negotiate the IDEA
reauthorization bill differences with the Senate conferees. The
House conferees included a mixture of representatives from the
Education and Workforce Committee, Judiciary Committee and
Energy and Commerce Committee. It is expected that those from
Judiciary will focus on procedural safeguards and those from
Energy and Commerce will focus on Medicaid issues contained in
the bill.
With the appointment of conferees both bodies have signaled a
desire to complete the negotiations during this session of
Congress, so they don't have to start the reauthorization
process anew in 2005. The U.S. House and Senate have adjourned
until November 15, 2004, at which time a "lame duck" session
will convene to address a variety of unfinished business. A
"lame duck" session is held after a national election, but
before terms of newly elected Representatives and Senators
begin.
The House Conferees are listed below. To find contact
information go to www.house.gov.
From the Education and Workforce Committee:
1. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
2. Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE)
3. Rep Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)
4. Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL)
5. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
6. Rep. George Miller (D-CA)
7. Rep. Lynn Woosey (D-CA)
8. Rep. Major Owens (D-NY)
From the Judiciary Committee:
9. Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI)
10. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
11. Rep John Conyers (D-MI)
From the Energy and Commerce Committee:
12. Rep. Joe Burton (R-TX)
13. Rep. Michael Bilirakis (R-FL)
14. Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)
During the last week of September, the Senate appointed all
members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
to the joint House-Senate Conference Committee. These members
are as follows. To find contact information go to
www.senate.gov.
1. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)
2. Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
3. Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY)
4. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
5. Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO)
6. Sen. Mike Dewine (R-OH)
7. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
8. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
9. Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)
10. Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC)
11. Sen. John W. Warner (R-VA)
12. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
13. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)
14. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
15. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)
16. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
17. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
18. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
19. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC)
20. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
21. Sen. James M. Jeffords (I-VT)
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