Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 106-25.

Became Public Law No: 106-25.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Rule H. Res. 143 passed House.

Mr. Goodling brought up conference report H. Rept. 106-100 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 143. (consideration: CR H2211-2218)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report on H.R. 800.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 368 - 57 (Roll no. 94).(consideration: CR H2211-2218)

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 368 - 57 (Roll no. 94). (consideration: CR H2211-2218)

Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3984-4005)

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-1. Record Vote No: 89.(consideration: CR S3984-4005)

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-1. Record Vote No: 89. (consideration: CR S3984-4005)

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 106-100 filed.(text of conference report: CR H2144-2148)

Conference report H. Rept. 106-100 filed. (text of conference report: CR H2144-2148)

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 143 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 800 with 1 hour of general debate. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3708-3709)

Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H1549-1556, H1567)

Mr. Clay moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees offered by Mr. Clay to instruct conferees to disagree to sections 6(b), 7(b), 9(b), and 11(b) of the Senate amendment, (adding new subsections to the end of section 307 of the Department of Education Appropriations Act of 1999), which is necessary to ensure the first year of funding to hire 100,000 new teachers to reduce class sizes in the early grades; and (2) to agree that additional funding be authorized to be appropriated under sections 8 and 10 of the Senate amendment for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, but not by reducing funds for class size reduction as proposed in sections 6(b), 7(b), 9(b), and 11 (b) of the Senate amendment.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 222 (Roll no. 64).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and the Workforce: Goodling, Hoekstra, Castle, Greenwood, Souder, Schaffer, Clay, Kildee, Miller, George, and Payne.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Senate appointed conferees Jeffords; Gregg; Frist; Dewine; Enzi; Hutchinson; Collins; Brownback; Hagel; Sessions; Kennedy; Dodd; Harkin; Mikulski; Bingaman; Wellstone; Murray; Reed by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2569)

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1175-1177)

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 800.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The 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.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 330 - 90 (Roll no. 41).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 330 - 90 (Roll no. 41).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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. 800.

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2542-2573)

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 280 amended.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 280 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-1. Record Vote No: 48.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 280 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-1. Record Vote No: 48.

Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference.

Rule H. Res. 100 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 100. (consideration: CR H1089-1136; text as reported in House: CR H1098-1100)

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 800 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Points of order against the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Amendments to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute must be pre-printed in the Congressional Record and shall be offered only by the sponsor submitting the amendment for printing.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 100 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 800.

The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Holt to the amendment offered by Mr. Ehlers.

The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. George Miller of California.

The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Scott.

VOTE POSTPONED ON THE SCOTT AMENDMENT - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the Scott amendment by voice vote and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Scott demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 100, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 800 as unfinished business.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 100 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 800 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Points of order against the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Amendments to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute must be pre-printed in the Congressional Record and shall be offered only by the sponsor submitting the amendment for printing.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 106-43.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 106-43.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 26.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 9.

Introduced in House

Introduced in House

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E265)

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.