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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 6, 1997
Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the use of funds provided to the Department of Education, or to an applicable program, to develop, plan, implement, or administer any national testing program. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a similar prohibition against use of certain funds (from the Fund for the Improvement Education) for any national testing program. Exempts from such funding prohibitions the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.
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Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R–PA
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2846.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 174 (Roll no. 9).
House roll call 9 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 174 (Roll no. 9).
House roll call 9 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2846.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 348 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2846. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 348. (consideration: CR H345-355)
Rule H. Res. 348 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 348 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2846. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-409.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-409.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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