Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act (Special Education – Deaf, Blind, Deafblind)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2025-03-25 — Protecting Students with Disabilities Act: cross-connection with protecting-students-with-disabilities-act: Both concern federal administration of IDEA/special education services; HR2333 protects the ED offices that would implement Cogswell-Macy’s deaf/blind/deafblind provisions. (novelty: 2)
2026-06-08 — Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act: House companion HR9195 introduced, mirroring S4676 provisions to expand IDEA identification, evaluation, and services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, visually impaired, and deafblind students and to establish the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence within the Department of Education. (novelty: 3)
2026-06-03 — Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act: 2026-06-03 — S4676 introduced and referred to Senate HELP Committee; would expand IDEA requirements for deaf, blind, and deafblind students, penalize states that close specialized schools, fund teacher training grants, and establish the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence within the Department of Education. (novelty: 3)