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H.Res. 139, 105th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education, States, and local education agencies should spend a greater percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our children's classrooms.

Originated in the House · Introduced May 1, 1997 · Education

Latest action

Oct 29, 1997

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

CRS summary

As of Oct 29, 1997

Passed House amended

Urges the Congress, the Department of Education, States, and local educational agencies to: (1) determine the extent to which Federal elementary and secondary education program funds are currently reaching the classroom; (2) work together to remove barriers that currently prevent a greater percentage of such funds from reaching the classroom; and (3) work toward the goal of having at least 90 percent of the Department of Education elementary and secondary education program funds ultimately reach classrooms, when feasible and consistent with law.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Oct 29, 1997 · Suspend the rules and agree, as amended

Full roll call

Passed (310–99)

311 of 432 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea: 310 (51 R · 22 D)

MemberPartyState
PARKER, Michael—MS
RAMSTAD, James—MN
McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr.—FL
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.—OH
DICKS, Norman DeValois—WA
HYDE, Henry John—IL
CASTLE, Michael Newbold—DE
WHITE, Richard Alan—WA
WELLER, Gerald C.—IL
SHADEGG, John B.—AZ
BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner—MD
GEKAS, George William—PA
McINNIS, Scott—CO
MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby—WV
SCHAFFER, Robert W.—CO
ALLEN, Thomas H.—ME
PETERSON, John—PA
LEWIS, Charles Jeremy—CA
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.—PA
ROUKEMA, Margaret Scafati—NJ
CANADY, Charles Terrance—FL
McDADE, Joseph Michael—PA
MCCRERY, James O., III—LA
STUMP, Robert Lee—AZ
BALLENGER, Cass—NC
LAHOOD, Ray H.—IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.—OH
PICKETT, Owen Bradford—VA
MORELLA, Constance A.—MD
GILLMOR, Paul Eugene—OH
COX, Charles Christopher—CA
BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr.—TX
RYUN, Jim—KS
BERMAN, Howard Lawrence—CA
EHLERS, Vernon James—MI
PORTER, John Edward—IL
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.—VA
GORDON, Barton Jennings—TN
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W.—MN
HOSTETTLER, John Nathan—IN
LINDER, John Elmer—GA
RILEY, Robert—AL
BUNNING, James Paul David—KY
ROTHMAN, Steven—NJ
CLEMENT, Robert Nelson—TN
FRANKS, Robert Douglas—NJ
BUYER, Stephen Earle—IN
KILPATRICK, Carolyn Cheeks—MI
KASICH, John Richard—OH
ARMEY, Richard Keith—TX
MALONEY, James H.—CT
BILBRAY, Brian P.—CA
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.—AZ
ROEMER, Timothy John—IN
SPENCE, Floyd Davidson—SC
CAMPBELL, Thomas J.—CA
DOOLITTLE, John Taylor—CA
HOBSON, David Lee—OH
SCHAEFER, Daniel—CO
COMBEST, Larry Ed—TX
OBEY, David Ross—WI
BONILLA, Henry—TX
HANSEN, James Vear—UT
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr.—TX
GREENWOOD, James Charles—PA
BONO, Sonny—CA
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.—TX
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'Kane—CA
ENSIGN, John Eric—NV
FAWELL, Harris W.—IL
BASS, Charles Foster—NH
SKEEN, Joseph Richard—NM
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks Hunt—NY
FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr.—CA
SOUDER, Mark Edward—IN
KENNELLY, Barbara Bailey—CT
TANNER, John S.—TN
SHAYS, Christopher H.—CT
TAUZIN, Wilbert Joseph—LA
BARR, Bob—GA
COOKSEY, John—LA
NORTHUP, Anne Meagher—KY
FLAKE, Floyd Harold—NY
WATKINS, Wesley Wade—OK
HUTCHINSON, Asa—AR
DANNER, Patsy Ann—MO
MANZULLO, Donald A.—IL
BARRETT, William E.—NE
LUTHER, William Paul—MN
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.—PA
INGLIS, Robert Durden—SC
SNOWBARGER, Vincent K.—KS
PEASE, Edward Allan—IN
HOOLEY, Darlene—OR
RADANOVICH, George P.—CA
SISISKY, Norman—VA
KLUG, Scott L.—WI
TAYLOR, Gary Eugene—MS
KOLBE, James Thomas—AZ
LARGENT, Steve—OK
KIM, Jay C.—CA
TURNER, Jim—TX
BOUCHER, Frederick C.—VA
PAPPAS, Michael James—NJ
KNOLLENBERG, Joseph—MI
CRANE, Philip Miller—IL
HILLEARY, Van—TN
OBERSTAR, James Louis—MN
BLILEY, Thomas Jerome, Jr.—VA
LaFALCE, John Joseph—NY
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.—FL
LANTOS, Thomas Peter—CA
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Juanita—CA
GANSKE, Greg—IA
HALL, Tony Patrick—OH
TOWNS, Edolphus—NY
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel—NC
STRICKLAND, Ted—OH
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.—PA
LAZIO, Enrico A.—NY
POMBO, Richard William—CA
McHUGH, John Michael—NY
DICKEY, Jay W., Jr.—AR
DREIER, David Timothy—CA
HINCHEY, Maurice Dunlea—NY
EHRLICH, Robert L., Jr.—MD
HARMAN, Jane L.—CA
POSHARD, Glenn—IL
BALDACCI, John Elias—ME
HORN, John Stephen—CA
GILCHREST, Wayne Thomas—MD
YOUNG, Charles William—FL
TAYLOR, Charles Hart—NC
JOHN, Christopher—LA
PACKARD, Ronald C.—CA
BRYANT, Ed—TN
CHRISTENSEN, Jon Lynn—NE
DOOLEY, Calvin M.—CA
FOWLER, Tillie Kidd—FL
PAUL, Ronald Ernest—TX
DeLAY, Thomas Dale—TX
JOHNSON, Nancy Lee—CT
BOSWELL, Leonard L.—IA
STENHOLM, Charles Walter—TX
STEARNS, Clifford Bundy—FL
WELDON, Wayne Curtis—PA
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IV—MO
HEFLEY, Joel M.—CO
CANNON, Christopher B.—UT
GIBBONS, James A.—NV
FOX, Jon D.—PA
DAVIS, Jim—FL
HULSHOF, Kenny—MO
REGULA, Ralph Straus—OH
SANDLIN, Max A.—TX
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.—MS
COSTELLO, Jerry Francis—IL
COOK, Merrill—UT
SABO, Martin Olav—MN
BOEHLERT, Sherwood Louis—NY
THURMAN, Karen L.—FL
EVERETT, Robert Terry—AL
LEWIS, Ron—KY
KLECZKA, Gerald Daniel—WI
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.—AL
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.—LA
HOLDEN, Thomas Timothy—PA
SCARBOROUGH, Charles Joseph—FL
RIGGS, Frank D.—CA
BATEMAN, Herbert Harvell—VA
BEREUTER, Douglas Kent—NE
SHUSTER, E. G.—PA
WAMP, Zachary Paul—TN
COLLINS, Michael Allen—GA
CUNNINGHAM, Randall—CA
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III—ND
DUNN, Jennifer Blackburn—WA
HOEKSTRA, Peter—MI
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.—NC
BILIRAKIS, Michael—FL
JOHNSON, Jay W.—WI
NEUMANN, Mark W.—WI
ROGAN, James E.—CA
EMERSON, Jo Ann—MO
CONDIT, Gary Adrian—CA
SNYDER, Victor F.—AR
MYRICK, Sue—NC
MINGE, David R.—MN
PAXON, L. William—NY
METCALF, Jack—WA
QUINN, John Francis—NY
SMITH, Nick H.—MI
THOMAS, William Marshall—CA
TALENT, James Matthes—MO
MATSUI, Robert T.—CA
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.—FL
DEAL, John Nathan—GA
NEY, Robert William—OH
JENKINS, William Lewis—TN
BAESLER, Henry Scott—KY
BURTON, Danny Lee—IN
LEACH, James Albert Smith—IA
SMITH, Linda—WA
ENGLISH, Philip Sheridan—PA
WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr.—OK
NORWOOD, Charles W., Jr.—GA
EDWARDS, Thomas Chester—TX
MILLER, Daniel—FL
LIPINSKI, William Oliver—IL
HASTERT, John Dennis—IL
BERRY, Robert Marion—AR
GOSS, Porter J.—FL
DIAZ-BALART, Lincoln—FL
WALSH, James T.—NY
FOLEY, Mark A.—FL
BARRETT, Thomas M.—WI
REDMOND, William Thomas—NM
HERGER, Walter William—CA
OXLEY, Michael Garver—OH
GOODLING, William Franklin—PA
GALLEGLY, Elton W.—CA
GILMAN, Benjamin Arthur—NY
FORBES, Michael Patrick—NY
NUSSLE, James Allen—IA
KLINK, Ronald—PA
SMITH, Robert Freeman—OR
HUNTER, Duncan Lee—CA
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.—WA
CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon—AL
BAKER, Richard Hugh—LA
ISTOOK, Ernest James, Jr.—OK
PRYCE, Deborah D.—OH
SUNUNU, John E.—NH
MASCARA, Frank R.—PA
SAXTON, Hugh James—NJ
TIAHRT, Todd—KS
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Helen P.—ID
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
David E. PriceDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
Matt SalmonRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
Tom CoburnRepublicanOK
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
Mark SanfordRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI

Nay: 99 (42 D · 1 I)

MemberPartyState
WISE, Robert Ellsworth, Jr.—WV
SKAGGS, David Evans—CO
WATT, Melvin L.—NC
FOGLIETTA, Thomas Michael—PA
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.—CA
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.—IL
WEXLER, Robert—FL
REYES, Silvestre—TX
OWENS, Major Robert Odell—NY
FRANK, Barney—MA
McKINNEY, Cynthia Ann—GA
SAWYER, Thomas Charles—OH
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, II—MA
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.—CA
YATES, Sidney Richard—IL
DEUTSCH, Peter R.—FL
KUCINICH, Dennis—OH
CLAYTON, Eva M.—NC
ORTIZ, Solomon P.—TX
WEYGAND, Robert A.—RI
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.—TX
CLAY, William Lacy, Sr.—MO
DELLUMS, Ronald V.—CA
COYNE, William Joseph—PA
TORRES, Esteban Edward—CA
McCARTHY, Karen—MO
DELAHUNT, Bill—MA
BLAGOJEVICH, Rod R.—IL
FORD, Harold, Jr.—TN
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.—CA
MEEHAN, Martin Thomas—MA
MOAKLEY, John Joseph—MA
MINK, Patsy Takemoto—HI
ABERCROMBIE, Neil—HI
FROST, Jonas Martin—TX
VENTO, Bruce Frank—MN
KILDEE, Dale Edward—MI
ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard—NY
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.—SC
GEJDENSON, Samuel—CT
STUPAK, Bart T.—MI
KENNEDY, Patrick Joseph—RI
DIXON, Julian Carey—CA
KANJORSKI, Paul E.—PA
JEFFERSON, William Jennings—LA
RIVERS, Lynn Nancy—MI
BONIOR, David Edward—MI
FILNER, Bob—CA
ANDREWS, Robert Ernest—NJ
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.—CA
GEPHARDT, Richard Andrew—MO
HILLIARD, Earl Frederick—AL
McNULTY, Michael Robert—NY
WYNN, Albert Russell—MD
MANTON, Thomas J.—NY
OLVER, John Walter—MA
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
John LewisDemocratGA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Ron KindDemocratWI
Bernard SandersIndependentVT

Not Voting: 23 (4 D · 1 R)

MemberPartyState
GONZÁLEZ, Henry B.—TX
SCHIFF, Steven Harvey—NM
BARCIA, James A.—MI
DAVIS, Thomas M., III—VA
EVANS, Lane Allen—IL
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.—NY
HILL, Rick—MT
HAMILTON, Lee Herbert—IN
CUBIN, Barbara L.—WY
KELLY, Sue W.—NY
MEEK, Carrie P.—FL
STOKES, Louis—OH
WELDON, David Joseph—FL
PAYNE, Donald Milford—NJ
EWING, Thomas W.—IL
CARSON, Julia May—IN
FURSE, Elizabeth—OR
McINTOSH, David Martin—IN
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA

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