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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 23, 2000
Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education and report its results to specified congressional committees.
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Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R–MI
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 778.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 19, 1 Present (Roll no. 258). (text: CR 6/12/2000 H4178)
House roll call 258 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 19, 1 Present (Roll no. 258).(text: CR 6/12/2000 H4178)
House roll call 258 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4228)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4079.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4178-4181; text of measure as reported in House: CR H4178)
Mr. Hoekstra moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 106-666.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 106-666.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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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