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older, these families worked to ensure their inclusion in 
the community and later expanded The Arc’s mission to 
advance the rights and services of adults with disabilities; 
Whereas, in 1971, parents associated with The Arc of Penn-
sylvania sued the State and won the right of their chil-
dren to receive a free, appropriate, public education, and 
this Federal court case, PARC v. Pennsylvania, inspired 
Congress in 1975 to enact the Education for All Handi-
capped Children Act, Public Law 94–142, now known as 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 
that extended equal educational opportunity to the Na-
tion’s children with disabilities; 
Whereas, since its inception, The Arc has strongly advocated 
for the rights and protection of individuals with intellec-
tual and developmental disabilities, and this advocacy in-
cluded exposing abuses in institutional care and pushing 
for their closure, securing social insurance for adults dis-
abled in childhood, stopping harmful research done on 
disabled human subjects, and increasing societal aware-
ness of the dangers of alcohol consumption during preg-
nancy; 
Whereas, today, The Arc includes nearly 600 State and local 
chapters across 47 States; 
Whereas The Arc has been instrumental in advocating for the 
passage of numerous critical legislation for people with 
disabilities, including the Supplemental Security Income 
program which provides income support for many people 
with disabilities, the ‘‘Baby Doe’’ amendments to the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Civil 
Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, the Develop-
mental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act, the Americans 
with Disabilities Act, coverage of health care and long- 
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term supports and services in the Federal and State 
Medicaid program, and legislation to support the develop-
ment of robust home and community-based services to re-
place isolating institutions; 
Whereas The Arc has been a leader at the State and national 
level in landmark litigation to promote and protect the 
rights of individuals with disabilities and their families 
regarding public education, deinstitutionalization, and the 
right to home and community supports, housing, right to 
medical treatment without discrimination based on dis-
ability, and other civil rights and key public services; 
Whereas The Arc is a strong partner with local, State, and 
Federal governments, foundations, corporations, other 
advocacy organizations, service providers, and other sec-
tors to advocate, provide, or connect individuals to edu-
cation, employment, caregiving, and aging services; and 
Whereas, in 2025, The Arc will celebrate 75 years of advanc-
ing the mission envisioned by its founders, to promote 
and protect the civil and human rights of people with in-
tellectual and developmental disabilities: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes The Arc of the United States on the occasion of its 
75th anniversary, honors its historic and ongoing con-
tributions to advancing the rights, dignity, and inclusion 
of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, 
and commends its continued partnership with families, ad-
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vocates, and policymakers in building inclusive commu-
nities for all. 
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