HR 1627 · 101th Congress · Education

Education of the Blind Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-03-23· Sponsored by Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.(1989-04-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Education of the Blind Act of 1989 - Amends Federal law relating to the education of the blind to permit the American Printing House for the Blind (APHB) to acquire from other suppliers books and other educational materials for the blind which it distributes to schools. (Current law only allows distribution of materials manufactured by APHB.)…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans
Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5]MA
Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]OH
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]CA
Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14]MI
Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31]CA
Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3]MD
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5]LA
Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3]WA
Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [R-AR-2]AR
Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2]CT
Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10]OH
Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]IL