Key Votes
HR 1 - No Child Left Behind Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Mary Bono Mack voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Mary Bono Mack made in this general time period.
Stages
- Jan. 8, 2002 Executive Signed
- Dec. 18, 2001 Senate Conference Report Adopted
- Dec. 13, 2001 House Conference Report Adopted
- June 14, 2001 Senate Bill Passed
- May 23, 2001 House Bill Passed
- March 22, 2001 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Became Public Law No. 107-110 - Jan. 8, 2002
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) (87-10) - Dec. 18, 2001 (Key vote)
Title: No Child Left Behind Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report that authorizes $26.5 billion to update and reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, enacted in 1965.
Highlights:
- Implements annual testing of students grades 3 through 8 in reading and mathematics to assess their progress and the performance of the schools they attend.
- Holds low-achieving schools accountable for failing to demonstrate progress from year to year and prescribes improvement programs for schools which do not meet standards.
- Provides more flexibility for states and local districts in spending federal funds.
- Stipulates that military recruiters have guaranteed access to school premises and pupils.
- Authorizes $1 billion in federal aid to create or enhance computer technology systems.
- Withholds federal aid to any school district that prevents or denies students from participating in constitutionally protected prayer in public schools.
- Withholds federal aid to any school district that denies Boy Scouts the use of school facilities but allows other youth groups to use those same facilities.
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (381-41) - Dec. 13, 2001 (Key vote)
Title: No Child Left Behind Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report that authorizes $26.5 billion to update and reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, enacted in 1965.
Highlights:
- Implements annual testing of students grades 3 through 8 in reading and mathematics to assess their progress and the performance of the schools they attend.
- Holds low-achieving schools accountable for failing to demonstrate progress from year to year and prescribes improvement programs for schools which do not meet standards.
- Provides more flexibility for states and local districts in spending federal funds.
- Stipulates that military recruiters have guaranteed access to school premises and pupils.
- Authorizes $1 billion in federal aid to create or enhance computer technology systems.
- Withholds federal aid to any school district that prevents or denies students from participating in constitutionally protected prayer in public schools.
- Withholds federal aid to any school district that denies Boy Scouts the use of school facilities but allows other youth groups to use those same facilities.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (91-8) - June 14, 2001
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (384-45) - May 23, 2001 (Key vote)
Title: No Child Left Behind Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would implement testing to track students' progress and authorize an increase in overall education spending to nearly $23 billion for fiscal year 2002, and about $135 billion over the 2002-2006 period.
Highlights:
- Implements annual testing of students grades 3 through 8 in reading and mathematics to assess their progress and the performance of the schools they attend.
- Omits a provision that would have authorized issuing vouchers to students attending failing public schools who sought a transfer to a private or parochial school.
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
- Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry Ed Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Cooksey (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- David T. Dreier (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert L. 'Bob' Ehrlich Jr. (MD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ - R)
- George W. Gekas (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Porter J. Goss (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kay Granger (TX - R)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Hobson (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Horn (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Darrell Issa (CA - R)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R)
- James T. 'Jim' Kolbe (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Dan Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas William 'Tom' Osborne (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Doug Ose (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - 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)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Schaffer (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Edward L. 'Ed' Schrock (VA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- John E. Sununu (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sweeney (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- James A. 'Jim' Traficant Jr. (OH - ) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- W. Curtis 'Curt' Weldon (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
