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Key Votes
HR 2300 - Academic Achievement for All Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Mac Thornberry voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Read statements Mac Thornberry made in this general time period.
Stages
- Oct. 25, 1999 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- Oct. 21, 1999 House Bill Passed
- June 22, 1999 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - Oct. 25, 1999
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (213-208) - Oct. 21, 1999(Key vote)
Title: Academic Achievement for All Act
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would implement a five-year pilot program allowing up to ten states to receive K-12 federal education funds in the form of block grants, in exchange for strict accountability and assessment systems.
Highlights:
- Requires states wishing to participate in the program to submit a five-year education plan to the Secretary of Education to be considered for the pilot program.
- Includes provisions relating to the following:
- Uses of funds to improve student achievement;
- An accountability system;
- Performance goals and measures;
- Student academic achievement data;
- Fiscal responsibilities;
- Civil rights;
- Private school student and staff participation;
- State financial participation; and
- Annual reports.
- Creates a pilot program that could be extended after a five-year probationary period, if the state meets 80 percent of its intended goals. Failure to comply would result in the state reverting to the previous program.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - June 22, 1999
Title: Academic Achievement for All Act
Sponsors
- William F. 'Bill' Goodling (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Merrill A. Cook (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- 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)
- Jay W. Dickey (AR - ) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David T. Dreier (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas W. Ewing (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Patrick Forbes (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert D. 'Bob' Franks (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Gibbons (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- 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)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Hefley (CO - 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)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- James T. 'Jim' Kolbe (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Largent (OK - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry Lewis (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- David M. McIntosh (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Metcalf (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - 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)
- Doug Ose (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald C. 'Ron' Packard (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph S. Regula (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marge S. Roukema (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew 'Matt' Salmon (AZ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Schaffer (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Floyd Davidson Spence Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Lee 'Bob' Stump (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sununu (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sweeney (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Toomey (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- W. Curtis 'Curt' Weldon (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Heather A. Wilson (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
