H.R.2187 - 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)
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- Short: 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act as introduced.
- Official: To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act as reported to house.
- Short: 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act as passed house.
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Roll call number 260 in the House
Question: Amendment to Title: H R 2187 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
Democrats Voting 'Aye'
Republicans Voting 'Aye'
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]Rep. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
Rep. Steve Austria [R, OH-7]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
James Barrett
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
Sen. John Boozman [R, AR]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
Henry Brown
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
Stephen Buyer
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
Rep. Bill Cassidy [R, LA-6]
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R, UT-3]
Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R, CO-6]
Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
Nathan Deal
Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26]
Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
Mary Fallin
Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
Rep. John Fleming [R, LA-4]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R, VA-4]
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
Rep. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6]
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R, KY-2]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
Rep. Gregg Harper [R, MS-3]
Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
Sen. Dean Heller [R, NV]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
Peter Hoekstra
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]
Bob Inglis
Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R, KS-2]
Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
Rep. Robert Latta [R, OH-5]
Rep. Christopher Lee [R, NY-26]
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41]
John Linder
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R, MO-9]
Rep. Cynthia Lummis [R, WY-0]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4]
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R, NC-10]
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21]
Rep. Pete Olson [R, TX-22]
Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3]
Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
Rep. Bill Posey [R, FL-15]
Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
Adam Putnam
George Radanovich
Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
Rep. Phil Roe [R, TN-1]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R, FL-16]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
Rep. Steve Scalise [R, LA-1]
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R, IL-18]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]
Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
John Shadegg
Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
Mark Souder
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1]
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R, PA-5]
Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13]
Todd Tiahrt
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
Zach Wamp
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
Others Voting 'Aye'
Democrats Voting 'Abstain'
Christopher CarneyKathleen Dahlkemper
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
Barton Gordon
John Hall
Steve Kagen
Carolyn Kilpatrick
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
Dennis Moore
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
John Tanner
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
Robert Wexler
Republicans Voting 'Abstain'
Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
Others Voting 'Abstain'
Official Summary
5/14/2009--Passed House amended. 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Title I: Grants for Modernization, Renovation, or Repair of Public School Facilities - (Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovatioOfficial Summary
5/14/2009--Passed House amended. 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Title I: Grants for Modernization, Renovation, or Repair of Public School Facilities -(Sec. 102)
Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. Allocates grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) in each state under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Reserves 2% of the grant funds for assistance to outlying areas and Indian schools. Reserves 5% of the grant funds for LEAs serving geographic areas with significant economic distress and those serving geographic areas recovering from a natural disaster. Requires states to reallocate such grant funds to LEAs on the basis of each LEA's share of school improvement funds received by LEAs in the state for the previous fiscal year.(Sec. 104)
Allows LEAs to give priority to projects involving the abatement, removal, or interim control of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, lead-based hazards, or a proven carcinogen. Title II: Supplemental Grants for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama -(Sec. 202)
Requires the Secretary to make grants to LEAs in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama for the construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. Allocates grant funds among such LEAs on the basis of each LEA's share of infrastructure damage inflicted on public school facilities in such states by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in 2005. Title III: General Provisions -(Sec. 301)
Prohibits LEAs from using this Act's grants:(1) for maintenance costs;
(2) for facilities used primarily for events for which the public is charged admission or for which the purpose is not the education of children;
(3) to supplant funds otherwise available for school modernization, renovation, repair, and construction efforts; or
(4) to purchase carbon offsets.
(Sec. 303)
Prohibits States from considering LEAs' receipt of this Act's grants in determining their eligibility for state aid or the amount of state aid they receive.(Sec. 304)
Conditions LEA grant eligibility on LEA and state spending for free public education remaining above specified levels. Requires states to reduce the amount of grant funds available to an LEA by the proportion by which the LEA's spending falls below such levels. Directs the Secretary to waive such maintenance of effort requirements if such waiver is justified by exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, or the precipitous decline in an LEA's financial resources.(Sec. 305)
Requires grantees' contracting procedures for school modernization, renovation, repair, and construction to ensure the maximum number of qualified bidders through full and open competition.(Sec. 306)
Requires the iron and steel used in projects funded under this Act to have been produced in this country, subject to specified exceptions.(Sec. 307)
Requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of work assisted under this Act to be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality.(Sec. 309)
Directs LEA grantees to use a percentage of their grant, rising in 10% increments from 50% in FY2010 to 100% in FY2015, for public school modernization, renovation, repairs, or construction that meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating standards, Energy Star standards, Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria, Green Building Initiative environmental design and rating standards (Green Globes), or equivalent standards adopted by the entities that have jurisdiction over such LEAs. Requires the Secretary to provide outreach and technical assistance to states and LEAs concerning the best practices in school modernization, renovation, repair, and construction.(Sec. 310)
Directs:(1) LEAs to report annually to their states, and the public, on their use of such grant funds;
(2) states to submit annually to the Secretary a compilation of the information received from their LEAs; and
(3) the Secretary to report to Congress annually on grants made under this Act.
(Sec. 311)
Authorizes appropriations for this Act's grant programs for FY2010-FY2015. Prohibits the use of such funds for Congressional earmarks.(Sec. 312)
Prohibits the use of this Act's grants:(1) to employ workers who are illegal aliens or whose status has not been ascertained using the employment verification system; or
(2) by LEAs that do not require a criminal background check on all their employees.
(Sec. 313)
Requires the Secretary to work with grant recipients to promote appropriate opportunities for participants in a YouthBuild program to gain employment experience on projects funded under this Act. (YouthBuild programs provide education and employment skills to disadvantaged youth.)(Sec. 314)
Requires the Department of Education to evaluate the effect this Act's projects have on student academic achievement and to report its findings to Congress.(Sec. 315)
Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Council on Green, High-Performing Schools to provide the Secretary with advice on the academic, health, energy, and environmental impact of such schools and assistance in facilitating their creation.(Sec. 316)
Requires the Secretary to work with grant recipients to promote appropriate opportunities for individuals enrolled in the Job Corps program or a community or junior college to gain employment experience on projects funded under this Act.(Sec. 318)
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the extent and type of green, high-performing school projects being undertaken at schools around the country, the geographic distribution of green, high-performing schools, and their availability to disadvantaged, disabled, or limited English proficient students and students from major racial and ethnic groups.(Sec. 319)
Allows LEAs to encourage schools at which this Act's projects are being implemented to educate students about the project and its benefits....Read the Rest
Organizations Supporting H.R.2187
- American Federation of Teachers
- National Education Association
- Organic Consumers Association
- United States Green Building Council
Organizations Opposing H.R.2187
- Americans for Tax Reform
- Alliance for Worker Freedom
- Americans for Tax Reform Center for Fiscal Accountability
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