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On Passage of the Bill: H.R.2646 as amended; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for...

On the Resolution: s.con.res.90; A concurrent resolution to acknowledge the Historic Northern Ireland Peace Agreement. Result: Agreed to (97-0, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On Passage of the Bill: H.R.2646 as amended; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2308: Bingaman Amdt. No. 2308; To provide for dropout prevention. Result: Agreed to (74-26, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2306: Boxer Amdt. No.2306; To improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after school hours. Result: Rejected (49-51, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2303: Motion to table Levin Amdt. No.2303; To replace the expansion of education individual retirement accounts to elementary and secondary school expenses with an increase the lifetime learning education credit for expenses of teachers in improving technology...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2308: Bingaman Amdt. No. 2308; To provide for dropout prevention. Result: Agreed to (74-26, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2306: Boxer Amdt. No.2306; To improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after school hours. Result: Rejected (49-51, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2303: Motion to table Levin Amdt. No.2303; To replace the expansion of education individual retirement accounts to elementary and secondary school expenses with an increase the lifetime learning education credit for expenses of teachers in improving technology...

On the Motion S.Amdt. 2305: Motion to waive C.B.A. Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 2305; To strike section 101, and to provide funding for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Result: Rejected (46-53, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion S.Amdt. 2305: Motion to waive C.B.A. Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 2305; To strike section 101, and to provide funding for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Result: Rejected (46-53, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2301: Landrieu Amdt. No.2301; To strike section 101, and to provide funding for Blue Ribbon Schools. Result: Rejected (34-66, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2302: Kempthorne Amdt. No.2302, as modified; To amend section 6201 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for student improvement incentive awards, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (58-42, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2297: Coats Amdt. No.2297; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional incentive to donate to elementary and secondary schools or other organizations which provide scholarships to disadvantaged children, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2301: Landrieu Amdt. No.2301; To strike section 101, and to provide funding for Blue Ribbon Schools. Result: Rejected (34-66, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2302: Kempthorne Amdt. No.2302, as modified; To amend section 6201 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for student improvement incentive awards, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (58-42, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2297: Coats Amdt. No.2297; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional incentive to donate to elementary and secondary schools or other organizations which provide scholarships to disadvantaged children, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2300: Ashcroft Amdt. No.2300; To prohibit spending Federal education funds on national testing without explicit and specific legislation. Result: Agreed to (52-47, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2295: Murray Amdt. No.2295; To express the sense of Congress regarding reduction in class size. Result: Rejected (49-50, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2296: Hutchinson Amdt. No.2296; Expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Education, States, and local educational agencies should spend a greater percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our children's classrooms. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not...