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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9223

Introduced

To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and for other purposes.

Sponsor
RJulia Letlow· Louisiana
Introduced
June 9, 2026
Policy area
Education
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.June 9, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9223 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9223

To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize 
the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and 
for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 9, 2026

Ms. Letlow 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 authorize 
the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and 
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PAPERWORK REDUCTION WAIVER EXTENSION.

Section 609(a)(2) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1408(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(which may be 
extended by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph 
(C))'' after ``4 years'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
``(C) Extension of waiver.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary may--
``(I) in accordance with clause 
(ii), grant an extension of the period 
of a waiver granted to a State under 
subparagraph (A); and
``(II) grant more than 1 such 
extension to a State.
``(ii) Period of extension.--Each extension 
granted pursuant to clause (i) may not exceed a 
period of 4 years.''.
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