Key Votes
HR 1995 - Teacher Empowerment Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
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Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - July 22, 1999
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (239-185) - July 20, 1999 (Key vote)
Title: Teacher Empowerment Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that provides federal funding to states in order to hire new teachers and for teacher training programs.
Highlights:
- Appropriates $2 billion per year from 2000-2004 for block grants that are given through states to to local educational agencies to hire and retain qualified teachers and to reduce class sizes.
- Authorizes states to implement teacher testing to determine if current teachers should remain in the classrooms.
- Creates mentoring programs for newly hired teachers.
- Authorizes local educational agencies to use funds for teacher quality improvement and professional development, including technology training, tenure reform, and merit pay.
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- William E. 'Bill' Barrett (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jay W. Dickey (AR - ) (Out Of Office)
- David T. Dreier (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- William F. 'Bill' Goodling (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard A. 'Rick' Hill (MT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Horn (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- David M. McIntosh (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marge S. Roukema (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)