Despite vowing to support students with disabilities through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Congress has yet to live up to its promise of covering 40 percent of per-pupil costs. 

An independent federal agency found that "the Federal Government pays less than half of what it originally promised in 1975."  The consequence has been that families of children with SMA and other disabilities regularly struggle to receive the educational supports their child needs to excel in the classroom. 

Congress should fulfill its obligation to students with disabilities by fully funding IDEA programs, as proposed in the IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R. 4519/ S. 2217). 

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