Key Votes

S 1502 - Washington, D.C. School Vouchers bill - Key Vote

National Key Votes

Lois Capps voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.

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Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) -

Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (214-206) - (Key vote)

Title: Washington, D.C. School Vouchers bill

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that creates a corporation to issue vouchers to elementary and secondary students in the D.C. area to pay for private education.

Highlights:
-Creates the private non-profit called "District of Columbia Scholarship Corporation" which administers, publicizes, and evaluates the scholarship program -Appropriates $45 million to fund the program for fiscal years 1998 - 2002 -Authorizes the Corporation to award tuition scholarships to residents of the District of Columbia whose family income exceeds 185 percent of the poverty line -Authorizes the Corporation to award tuition scholarships first to those who have received a scholarship from the Corporation for the previous academic year, and second to students who are enrolled in a D.C. public school by utilizing a lottery system -Provides $3200 tuition scholarships to families at or below the poverty level unless the aggregate cost of tuition, mandatory fees, and transportation is less than that amount -Provides $2400 tuition scholarships to families above the poverty level unless 75 percent of the aggregate cost of tuition, mandatory fees, and transportation is less than that amount -Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate the scholarship program four years after the enactment of the program
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Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) -
Note:

NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.


Legislation - Introduced (Senate) -

Title: Washington, D.C. School Vouchers bill


Sponsors

  • Daniel R. Coats (IN - R) (Out Of Office)

Co-sponsors

  • Samuel D. 'Sam' Brownback (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
  • Judd A. Gregg (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
  • Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman (CT - I) (Out Of Office)