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.

Yea310: 51 R · 22 D

MemberPartyState
PARKER, MichaelMS
RAMSTAD, JamesMN
McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr.FL
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.OH
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
HYDE, Henry JohnIL
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDE
WHITE, Richard AlanWA
WELLER, Gerald C.IL
SHADEGG, John B.AZ
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
GEKAS, George WilliamPA
McINNIS, ScottCO
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWV
SCHAFFER, Robert W.CO
ALLEN, Thomas H.ME
PETERSON, JohnPA
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.PA
ROUKEMA, Margaret ScafatiNJ
CANADY, Charles TerranceFL
McDADE, Joseph MichaelPA
MCCRERY, James O., IIILA
STUMP, Robert LeeAZ
BALLENGER, CassNC
LAHOOD, Ray H.IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OH
PICKETT, Owen BradfordVA
MORELLA, Constance A.MD
GILLMOR, Paul EugeneOH
COX, Charles ChristopherCA
BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr.TX
RYUN, JimKS
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
EHLERS, Vernon JamesMI
PORTER, John EdwardIL
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.VA
GORDON, Barton JenningsTN
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W.MN
HOSTETTLER, John NathanIN
LINDER, John ElmerGA
RILEY, RobertAL
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKY
ROTHMAN, StevenNJ
CLEMENT, Robert NelsonTN
FRANKS, Robert DouglasNJ
BUYER, Stephen EarleIN
KILPATRICK, Carolyn CheeksMI
KASICH, John RichardOH
ARMEY, Richard KeithTX
MALONEY, James H.CT
BILBRAY, Brian P.CA
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.AZ
ROEMER, Timothy JohnIN
SPENCE, Floyd DavidsonSC
CAMPBELL, Thomas J.CA
DOOLITTLE, John TaylorCA
HOBSON, David LeeOH
SCHAEFER, DanielCO
COMBEST, Larry EdTX
OBEY, David RossWI
BONILLA, HenryTX
HANSEN, James VearUT
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr.TX
GREENWOOD, James CharlesPA
BONO, SonnyCA
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.TX
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'KaneCA
ENSIGN, John EricNV
FAWELL, Harris W.IL
BASS, Charles FosterNH
SKEEN, Joseph RichardNM
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks HuntNY
FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr.CA
SOUDER, Mark EdwardIN
KENNELLY, Barbara BaileyCT
TANNER, John S.TN
SHAYS, Christopher H.CT
TAUZIN, Wilbert JosephLA
BARR, BobGA
COOKSEY, JohnLA
NORTHUP, Anne MeagherKY
FLAKE, Floyd HaroldNY
WATKINS, Wesley WadeOK
HUTCHINSON, AsaAR
DANNER, Patsy AnnMO
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
BARRETT, William E.NE
LUTHER, William PaulMN
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.PA
INGLIS, Robert DurdenSC
SNOWBARGER, Vincent K.KS
PEASE, Edward AllanIN
HOOLEY, DarleneOR
RADANOVICH, George P.CA
SISISKY, NormanVA
KLUG, Scott L.WI
TAYLOR, Gary EugeneMS
KOLBE, James ThomasAZ
LARGENT, SteveOK
KIM, Jay C.CA
TURNER, JimTX
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VA
PAPPAS, Michael JamesNJ
KNOLLENBERG, JosephMI
CRANE, Philip MillerIL
HILLEARY, VanTN
OBERSTAR, James LouisMN
BLILEY, Thomas Jerome, Jr.VA
LaFALCE, John JosephNY
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.FL
LANTOS, Thomas PeterCA
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, JuanitaCA
GANSKE, GregIA
HALL, Tony PatrickOH
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
HEFNER, Willie GathrelNC
STRICKLAND, TedOH
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PA
LAZIO, Enrico A.NY
POMBO, Richard WilliamCA
McHUGH, John MichaelNY
DICKEY, Jay W., Jr.AR
DREIER, David TimothyCA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
EHRLICH, Robert L., Jr.MD
HARMAN, Jane L.CA
POSHARD, GlennIL
BALDACCI, John EliasME
HORN, John StephenCA
GILCHREST, Wayne ThomasMD
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
TAYLOR, Charles HartNC
JOHN, ChristopherLA
PACKARD, Ronald C.CA
BRYANT, EdTN
CHRISTENSEN, Jon LynnNE
DOOLEY, Calvin M.CA
FOWLER, Tillie KiddFL
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTX
DeLAY, Thomas DaleTX
JOHNSON, Nancy LeeCT
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IA
STENHOLM, Charles WalterTX
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
WELDON, Wayne CurtisPA
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IVMO
HEFLEY, Joel M.CO
CANNON, Christopher B.UT
GIBBONS, James A.NV
FOX, Jon D.PA
DAVIS, JimFL
HULSHOF, KennyMO
REGULA, Ralph StrausOH
SANDLIN, Max A.TX
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.MS
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
COOK, MerrillUT
SABO, Martin OlavMN
BOEHLERT, Sherwood LouisNY
THURMAN, Karen L.FL
EVERETT, Robert TerryAL
LEWIS, RonKY
KLECZKA, Gerald DanielWI
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.AL
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.LA
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
SCARBOROUGH, Charles JosephFL
RIGGS, Frank D.CA
BATEMAN, Herbert HarvellVA
BEREUTER, Douglas KentNE
SHUSTER, E. G.PA
WAMP, Zachary PaulTN
COLLINS, Michael AllenGA
CUNNINGHAM, RandallCA
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIIND
DUNN, Jennifer BlackburnWA
HOEKSTRA, PeterMI
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.NC
BILIRAKIS, MichaelFL
JOHNSON, Jay W.WI
NEUMANN, Mark W.WI
ROGAN, James E.CA
EMERSON, Jo AnnMO
CONDIT, Gary AdrianCA
SNYDER, Victor F.AR
MYRICK, SueNC
MINGE, David R.MN
PAXON, L. WilliamNY
METCALF, JackWA
QUINN, John FrancisNY
SMITH, Nick H.MI
THOMAS, William MarshallCA
TALENT, James MatthesMO
MATSUI, Robert T.CA
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.FL
DEAL, John NathanGA
NEY, Robert WilliamOH
JENKINS, William LewisTN
BAESLER, Henry ScottKY
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
LEACH, James Albert SmithIA
SMITH, LindaWA
ENGLISH, Philip SheridanPA
WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr.OK
NORWOOD, Charles W., Jr.GA
EDWARDS, Thomas ChesterTX
MILLER, DanielFL
LIPINSKI, William OliverIL
HASTERT, John DennisIL
BERRY, Robert MarionAR
GOSS, Porter J.FL
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFL
WALSH, James T.NY
FOLEY, Mark A.FL
BARRETT, Thomas M.WI
REDMOND, William ThomasNM
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA
OXLEY, Michael GarverOH
GOODLING, William FranklinPA
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
GILMAN, Benjamin ArthurNY
FORBES, Michael PatrickNY
NUSSLE, James AllenIA
KLINK, RonaldPA
SMITH, Robert FreemanOR
HUNTER, Duncan LeeCA
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.WA
CALLAHAN, Herbert LeonAL
BAKER, Richard HughLA
ISTOOK, Ernest James, Jr.OK
PRYCE, Deborah D.OH
SUNUNU, John E.NH
MASCARA, Frank R.PA
SAXTON, Hugh JamesNJ
TIAHRT, ToddKS
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

Nay99: 42 D · 1 I

MemberPartyState
WISE, Robert Ellsworth, Jr.WV
SKAGGS, David EvansCO
WATT, Melvin L.NC
FOGLIETTA, Thomas MichaelPA
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.IL
WEXLER, RobertFL
REYES, SilvestreTX
OWENS, Major Robert OdellNY
FRANK, BarneyMA
McKINNEY, Cynthia AnnGA
SAWYER, Thomas CharlesOH
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, IIMA
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.CA
YATES, Sidney RichardIL
DEUTSCH, Peter R.FL
KUCINICH, DennisOH
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 JosephPA
TORRES, Esteban EdwardCA
McCARTHY, KarenMO
DELAHUNT, BillMA
BLAGOJEVICH, Rod R.IL
FORD, Harold, Jr.TN
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
MEEHAN, Martin ThomasMA
MOAKLEY, John JosephMA
MINK, Patsy TakemotoHI
ABERCROMBIE, NeilHI
FROST, Jonas MartinTX
VENTO, Bruce FrankMN
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SC
GEJDENSON, SamuelCT
STUPAK, Bart T.MI
KENNEDY, Patrick JosephRI
DIXON, Julian CareyCA
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PA
JEFFERSON, William JenningsLA
RIVERS, Lynn NancyMI
BONIOR, David EdwardMI
FILNER, BobCA
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.CA
GEPHARDT, Richard AndrewMO
HILLIARD, Earl FrederickAL
McNULTY, Michael RobertNY
WYNN, Albert RussellMD
MANTON, Thomas J.NY
OLVER, John WalterMA
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 Voting23: 4 D · 1 R

MemberPartyState
GONZÁLEZ, Henry B.TX
SCHIFF, Steven HarveyNM
BARCIA, James A.MI
DAVIS, Thomas M., IIIVA
EVANS, Lane AllenIL
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.NY
HILL, RickMT
HAMILTON, Lee HerbertIN
CUBIN, Barbara L.WY
KELLY, Sue W.NY
MEEK, Carrie P.FL
STOKES, LouisOH
WELDON, David JosephFL
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJ
EWING, Thomas W.IL
CARSON, Julia MayIN
FURSE, ElizabethOR
McINTOSH, David MartinIN
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA

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