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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 29, 2003
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional amounts of student loan forgiveness for certain teachers of: (1) mathematics and science in secondary schools; and (2) special education in elementary and secondary schools.
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Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R–SC
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 417 - 7 (Roll no. 343).
House roll call 343 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 417 - 7 (Roll no. 343).
House roll call 343 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6419)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on passage of the bill by voice vote and announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. Boehner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair announced that further proceedings were postponed until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 309, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. George Miller of California.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 438.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 438 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Makes in order the amendment printed in House Report 108-189 if offered by Representative George Miller of California or his designee, which shall be considered as read, debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 309. (consideration: CR H6383-6393; text of measure as introduced: CR H6383; text of measure as reported in House: CR H6383-6384)
Rule H. Res. 309 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 309 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 438 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Makes in order the amendment printed in House Report 108-189 if offered by Representative George Miller of California or his designee, which shall be considered as read, debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 90.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-182.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-182.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E110)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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