h 418 11 59147 1247630400 false 1253211360 1253592000 104 3221 10766 This bill would end a program that provides government subsidies to student loan companies and use the saving to increase Pell Grants and other scholarship programs. It would also provide funding for renovating and constructing public schools and community colleges and ensuring that such institutions meet environmental and energy standards. More information on what grants in this bill can be found from the House Higher Education and Labor Committee <a href="http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/07/student-aid-and-fiscal-respons.shtml">here</a>. 111 400278

9/17/2009--Passed House amended. Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Prohibits funds appropriated pursuant to this Act from being used for Congressional earmarks. (Sec. 5) Requires all savings in federal spending that are generated, and not otherwise allocated, by this Act to be made available for federal deficit reduction. Title I: Investing in Students and Families - Subtitle A: Increasing College Access and Completion - (Sec. 101) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to authorize and appropriate such sums as may be necessary to fully fund maximum Pell Grant amounts, beginning in FY2010. Ties increases in the maximum Pell Grant amount, beginning in 2011, to increases in the Consumer Price Index, plus 1%. (Sec. 102) Amends part E (College Access Challenge Grant program) of title VII of the Act to create a new part E (College Access and Completion Innovation Fund) that includes the College Access Challenge Grant program, a new State Innovation and Completion Grants program, and a new Innovation in College Access and Completion National Activities Grants program. Directs the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to award competitive matching State Innovation and Completion grants to states to: (1) implement activities and services that increase students' persistence in and completion of postsecondary school, particularly students now underrepresented at such schools; and (2) develop an interoperable statewide longitudinal data system to track students success in postsecondary schools and the workforce. Permits states to make subgrants to nonprofit organizations in their state, including student loan guaranty agencies and servicers, to implement the program. Gives grant priority to states that partner with philanthropic organizations, student loan guaranty agencies, or nonprofit subsidiaries of such agencies to implement the program. Requires states to use at least one-third of program funding for activities benefiting students at two-year institutions of higher education (IHEs). Directs the Secretary to award competitive Innovation in College Access and Completion National Activities grants to IHEs, states, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, and TRIO grantees for innovative programs that advance knowledge about, and the adoption of, policies and practices that increase the number of individuals with postsecondary degrees or certificates. Includes among such programs those providing students with supplemental grant or loan benefits. Gives grant priority to programs that: (1) serve underrepresented students, dislocated workers, or veterans; (2) are offered by IHEs that do not predominantly award bachelor's degrees; (3) increase degree or certificate completion in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; (4) enhance the financial literacy of students who are potentially eligible for assistance under the Act; or (5) encourage constructive partnerships between IHEs with high degree completion rates and those without such rates. Allows private, nonprofit IHEs to voluntarily elect to participate in a state's efforts under part E to increase postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion. Authorizes and appropriates specified funds for FY2010-FY2014 for part E programs, dedicating 25% of such funds to the College Access Challenge Grant program, 50% to the State Innovation and Completion Grants program, 23% to the Innovation in College Access and Completion National Activities Grants program, and 2% for the evaluation of such programs by the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences. Terminates the Secretary's authority to make part E grants after FY2014. (Sec. 103) Extends funding for grants to historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions through FY2019. Terminates the Secretary's authority to award such grants after FY2019. Sets aside $10 million of such funds each fiscal year for YES Partnership grants, which are for use in encouraging underrepresented minority or low-income students in kindergarten through grade 12 to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through outreach and hands-on, experiential-based learning projects. (Sec. 104) Authorizes and appropriates additional FY2010 funding for Cooperative Education programs that provide students with alternating or parallel periods of study and employment. Terminates the Secretary's authority to award grants for such programs after FY2010. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to provide title IV (Student Assistance) grant repayment waivers and loan forgiveness to students for grant or loan periods for which they do not earn credit due to active duty in the Armed Forces. Restricts such waivers and forgiveness to loans first disbursed before July 1, 2010. (Sec. 106) Requires the Secretary to award three-year grants to IHEs to hire Veterans Resource Officers that provide veterans with certain support services to improve their college completion rates. (Sec. 107) Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2009 - States that, beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, the expected family contribution, used in determining a student's eligibility for federal student aid, shall be zero for students who are eligible for Pell grants and whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty while serving as a public safety officer. (Preserves such consideration for students whose parent or guardian was a member of the Armed Forces and died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.) Excludes students' total Pell grant from consideration in calculating their educational assistance benefits under the Public Safety Officer's Benefits program, if they receive an increased Pell grant under the preceding provision. (Sec. 108) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve teacher excellence in public elementary and secondary schools. Requires such grants to be used for the establishment, expansion, or improvement of: (1) professional development activities that are aligned to the curriculum and student academic needs; (2) mentoring and induction programs for new teachers and principals; or (3) career ladders that allow teachers to take on new professional roles. Authorizes appropriations for such program for FY2010-FY2015. Subtitle B: Student Financial Aid Form Simplification - (Sec. 121) Makes revisions to title IV student need analyses, which become effective after June 2011. (Sec. 122) Establishes a $150,000 asset cap on student eligibility for Pell grants or loans under the part D Direct Loan (DL) program. Bases such cap on combined student and parent assets for dependent students and combined student and spouse assets for independent students. Adjusts the cap annually for inflation. Eliminates assets from the need analyses of students whose family assets do not equal or exceed the cap. (Sec. 123) Excludes child support, workman's compensation, veteran's benefits, living allowances, cash support or money paid on a student's behalf, and other untaxed income and benefits from student need analyses. Excludes employee pension benefit plans from assets. Preserves the student aid eligibility of students convicted of possessing, rather than selling, controlled substances. Title II: Student Loan Reform - Subtitle A: Stafford Loan Reform - (Sec. 201) Prohibits any new loans from being made or insured under the part B Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program after June 2010. (Sec. 210) Changes, subject to lender approval, the underlying index for calculating special allowance payments to FFEL lenders for loans first disbursed on or after January 1, 2000, and before July 1, 2010, from three-month commercial paper (CP) rates to the one-month London Inter Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). (Special allowance payments are made to FFEL lenders to compensate them for the difference between FFEL interest rates and market rates.) Makes such change applicable to the calendar quarter beginning on October 1, 2009. (Sec. 211) Requires DLs for students and the parents of students attending IHEs outside of this country to be disbursed through a financial institution located in this country which is designated by the Secretary to receive DL funds and transfer them to such schools. (Sec. 214) Directs the Secretary to award DL servicing contracts pursuant to a competitive bidding process that includes nonprofit servicers and takes into account price and servicing ability. Provides that such process may take into account servicers' ability to provide default aversion and outreach services. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide job retention incentive payments to servicers that give hiring priority to individuals from locations at which the servicers performed FFEL origination or servicing activities on the date of this Act's enactment; and (2) consider servicers retention of highly qualified employees as a positive factor when determining their loan allocation. Directs the Secretary to contract with each nonprofit servicer that has its principal place of business in a state to service the DLs of borrowers attending schools within such state, provided its services meet federal standards and are offered at competitive rates. Provides that competitive rates are to be determined by the Secretary in relation to the volume of loans serviced by the servicer and allow such servicer to provide additional services, such as default aversion or outreach. Establishes a formula for allocating a minimum amount of business to a nonprofit servicers. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with student loan guaranty agencies or their nonprofit subsidiaries for delinquency prevention and default aversion services, default collections, financial aid counseling, career and education counseling, financial literacy, guidance counselor and financial aid officer training services, and other outreach services. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress within three years of this Act's enactment on the performance of nonprofit DL servicers. (Sec. 215) Establishes variable interest rates on DLs made to undergraduate students after June 2012. Sets a 6.8% cap on such rates, which are to be calculated on the basis of the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills, plus 2.5%. (Sec. 216) Directs the Secretary to provide IHEs participating, or seeking to participate, in the DL programs with technical assistance in establishing and administering such programs. Authorizes and appropriates funds for FY2010, and authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2014, for the provision of such technical assistance. (Sec. 217) Requires the Secretary to perform outreach services that inform and educate students and their families about the transition to the DL program effected by this title's amendments. Subtitle B: Perkins Loan Reform - (Sec. 221) Replaces the Perkins Loans program under part E, after June 2010, with a Direct Perkins Loans program under part D that provides loans that continue to carry the 5% interest rate and loan limits of the part E program, but otherwise have the same terms and conditions as Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loans. (The interest on unsubsidized loans accrues while the borrower is in school.) (Sec. 224) Allocates up to $6 billion of loan authority annually among IHEs that are eligible to participate in the DL program and enter into agreements with the Secretary to make Direct Perkins Loans to eligible students. Allocates loan authority to eligible IHEs pursuant to a three-part formula, with: (1) one-half allocated on the basis of the financial need of an school's students; (2) one-quarter allocated on the basis of its efforts at keeping tuition and fees low or providing nonfederal need-based grant aid; and (3) one-quarter allocated on the basis of the school's success at graduating Pell Grant recipients. Provides each IHE that previously participated in the part E Perkins Loan program with a minimum Direct Perkins Loan authority amount equal to the average amount of Perkins Loans it awarded to students from the 2003-2004 school year to the 2007-2008 school year. (Sec. 225) Gives IHEs an annual payment to cover administrative expenses of servicing old part E Perkins Loans that equals 0.5% of the outstanding principal and interest of such loans. Requires IHEs participating in the Direct Perkins Loan program to pay matching funds on a quarterly basis, in an amount agreed to by the school and the Secretary, to an escrow account for purposes of providing loan benefits to borrowers. (Sec. 228) Requires a capital distribution of the balance of each IHE's part E Perkins Loan fund beginning on July 1, 2010, with the federal contribution paid to the Secretary and the school's contribution returned to the school. Permits IHEs, after June 2010, to assign all their outstanding part E Perkins Loans to the Secretary, who thereby assumes responsibility for servicing the loans and returning to the schools the proportion of the loan amount that was made from schools' capital contributions to the revolving loan fund. (Sec. 229) Makes the following amendments affecting the application of the requirement that for-profit IHEs derive at least 10% of their revenues from non-title IV sources (the 90/10 rule) applicable through June 2012. Continues to treat the revenue of for-profit IHEs that is derived from unsubsidized Direct Stafford Loan limit increases established under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 as being from non-title IV sources. (Such treatment was set to expire on July 1, 2011.) Excludes from revenue calculations amounts for-profit IHEs receive under the new Direct Perkins Loans program. Gives for-profit IHEs three (currently, two) consecutive years of failing the 90/10 rule before becoming ineligible to participate in title IV programs, provided their second consecutive year of failure ends after July 1, 2008, and before July 1, 2011. Title III: Modernization, Renovation, and Repair - Subtitle A: Elementary and Secondary Education - Chapter 1: Grants for Modernization, Renovation, or Repair of Public School Facilities - (Sec. 312) Requires the Secretary 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, recovering from a natural disaster, or containing a military installation selected for closure under the base closure and realignment process. 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. 314) 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. Chapter 2: Supplemental Grants for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama - (Sec. 321) 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 Rita in 2005. Chapter 3: General Provisions - (Sec. 331) Prohibits LEAs from using this subtitle'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. 333) Prohibits states from considering LEAs' receipt of this subtitle's grants in determining their eligibility for state aid or the amount of state aid they receive. (Sec. 334) 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. 335) 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. 336) Requires the iron and steel used in projects funded under this subtitle to have been produced in this country, subject to specified exceptions. (Sec. 337) Requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of work assisted under this subtitle to be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality. (Sec. 339) Directs LEA grantees to use at least 50% of their grant in FY2010 and 75% in FY2011 for public school modernization, renovation, repair, or construction that meets 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. 340) 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 subtitle. (Sec. 341) Prohibits the use of this subtitle'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. 342) Requires the Secretary to work with grant recipients to promote appropriate opportunities for those enrolled in YouthBuild programs, Job Corps programs, community colleges, or certain preapprenticeship programs to gain employment experience on projects funded under this subtitle. (Sec. 343) Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Council on Green, High-Performing Public School Facilities to provide the Secretary with advice on the academic, health, energy, and environmental impact of such schools and assistance in facilitating their creation. Terminates the Advisory Council at the close of FY2011. (Sec. 344) Allows LEAs to encourage schools at which this subtitle's projects are being implemented to educate students about the project and its benefits. (Sec. 345) Authorizes and appropriates funding for this subtitle's grant programs for FY2010-FY2011. Prohibits the use of such funds for Congressional earmarks. Terminates this subtitle's grant program at the close of FY2011. Subtitle B: Higher Education - (Sec. 351) Requires the Secretary to make grants to states for the construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of community college facilities. Allocates grant funds to states on the basis of each state's share of students in who are enrolled in community colleges and who are pursuing a pre-baccalaureate degree or certificate. Requires states to use such funds to: (1) reduce the financing costs of loans for construction, modernization, renovation, and repair; (2) provide matching funds to capital campaigns for such activities; or (3) capitalize a revolving loan fund to finance such activities. Prohibits the use of grant funds for community college facilities that are not primarily used for instruction, research, or student housing. Directs grantees to use 50% of such funding for construction, modernization, renovation, or repair that meets 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 state. Requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of work assisted under this subtitle to be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality. Directs states to report to the Secretary and the Secretary to report to Congress annually on the use of this subtitle's grant funds. Authorizes and appropriates FY2010 funds for this subtitle's grant program. Terminates this subtitle's grant program at the close of FY2010. Title IV: Early Learning Challenge Fund - (Sec. 402) Requires the Secretary to award competitive matching: (1) Quality Pathways grants to states to implement quality initiatives that increase the number of disadvantaged children under age five in high-quality early learning programs and improve program oversight; and (2) Development grants to states to develop the components of a standards-based early learning system that will allow them to compete more effectively for Quality Pathways grants. Reserves 0.25% of this title's funding for competitive grants to Indian tribes for the development and implementation of school readiness plans that are coordinated with LEAs serving their children. (Sec. 403) Establishes Quality Pathways grants as five-year grants which may be renewed on the basis of a state's progress in: (1) increasing the percentage of disadvantaged children in each age group who participate in high-quality early learning programs and the number of such programs in low-income communities; (2) implementing a high-quality early learning system that improves the credentials of early learning providers and makes early learning standards and oversight applicable across a broad range of settings and providers; and (3) committing state resources in support of early learning programs and services. Allow states that the Secretary certifies as having made sufficient progress in implementing grant requirements to apply to the Secretary to reserve up to 25% of their grant to expand disadvantaged children's access to the highest quality early learning programs that offer full-day services. (Sec. 404) Establishes Development grants as nonrenewable three-year grants to assist states in developing a high-quality early learning system that improves the credentials of early learning providers and makes early learning standards and oversight applicable across a broad range of settings and providers. (Sec. 405) Requires the Secretary, acting jointly with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to: (1) establish a national commission to review and recommend benchmarks for early learning program quality and early learning and development standards; (2) conduct a national evaluation of this title's grants; (3) support a federal research collaborative which supports early learning research that can inform improved standards and child outcomes; and (4) evaluate barriers to increasing access to high-quality early learning programs for low-income children and disseminate relevant findings and best practices for eliminating such barriers. (Sec. 406) Directs states to report to the Secretary and the Secretary to report to Congress annually on activities carried out under this title. (Sec. 409) Authorizes and appropriates funds for this title's programs for FY2010-FY2017. Terminates this title's grant programs at the close of FY2017. Title V: American Graduation Initiative - (Sec. 501) Authorizes and appropriates funds for this title's programs for FY2010-FY2019. Terminates this title's grant programs at the close of FY2019. (Sec. 503) Directs the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to award competitive matching four-year grants to eligible entities to carry out innovative programs, or programs of demonstrated effectiveness, that lead to the completion of a postsecondary degree, certificate, or industry-recognized credential leading to a skilled occupation in a high-demand industry. Includes as eligible entities, community colleges, public four-year IHEs offering two-year degrees, tribal colleges or universities, public four-year IHEs in partnership with any of the aforementioned entities, and states that have implemented a comprehensive articulation agreement among their public IHEs and are in partnership with any of the aforementioned entities. Exempts tribal colleges and universities from cost-sharing requirements. Gives grant priority to eligible entities that: (1) partner with philanthropic, research, business, or labor organizations; (2) are IHEs eligible for assistance under title III (Institutional Aid) or V (Developing Institutions) of the Act; (3) are focused on serving low-income, nontraditional students, students who are dislocated workers, or students who are veterans, who do not have a bachelor's degree; or (4) are community colleges located in areas with high unemployment. Requires grantees to carry out at least two of the following activities: (1) expand students' opportunities to earn bachelor's degrees by facilitating the transfer of credits between IHEs; (2) partner with employers to create or enhance academic or training programs for skilled occupations in high-demand industries; (3) provide support services to students; (4) create programs to provide a sequence of education and job training that leads to industry-recognized credentials; (5) strengthen linkages between secondary education and community colleges; (6) implement other innovative activities to increase degree and certificate completion rates and job training for skilled occupations in high-demand industries; (7) create, in a timely and efficient manner, degree and credential programs that are responsive to state and regional workforce needs; (8) provide information technology training for students and members of the public; (9) enhance or create academic or training programs that prepare students for skilled occupations in energy-related fields; and (10) enhance or create academic or training programs that prepare students for occupations critical to serving veterans. Directs grantees to develop quantifiable benchmarks that are approved by the Secretary to gauge program effectiveness. Requires community college grantees, to the extent practicable, to include on their course schedules information on which courses are transferable for credit toward the completion of a four-year baccalaureate degree at a public IHE in their state. Directs the Secretary to: (1) allocate funds to the Institute of Education Sciences to evaluate the effectiveness of grantee's programs by January 30, 2014; and (2) report to Congress annually regarding the use and effectiveness of such grants. (Sec. 504) Directs the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to award competitive matching six-year grants to states to implement the systematic reform of community colleges in their state by carrying out programs, policies, and services that the Secretary has determined to have demonstrated effectiveness based on the evaluation conducted by the Institute of Education Sciences. Requires such grantees to: (1) have an plan for increasing college persistence and completion that includes community colleges; (2) have a statewide longitudinal data system that includes community college data; (3) have an articulation agreement for the transfer of credits between public IHEs in the state; (4) maintain funding for IHEs in the state at at least the level of such funding for the five preceding years; and (5) develop quantifiable benchmarks to gauge program effectiveness. Gives grant priority to states focused on serving low-income, nontraditional students, students who are dislocated workers, or students who are veterans, who do not have a bachelor's degree. Terminates a state's grant after three years if the Secretary finds that it has not made demonstrable progress toward its benchmarks. Directs state grantees to report annually to the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor on the progress of their reforms, and the Secretary to submit a report to Congress six months after the end of the grant program summarizing the reports received from such states. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) community colleges play an important role in preparing students to enter the workforce; (2) it is vital that all states have access to the resources and assistance needed to compete for these community college reform grants; and (3) the Secretary should provide states with any assistance and support they need to compete for such grants and should work to ensure that the grants are distributed in a fair and equitable manner. (Sec. 505) Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to, or contract with, IHEs, philanthropic organizations, and other appropriate entities to develop, evaluate, and disseminate freely-available high-quality online courses for training and postsecondary education readiness and success. Authorizes the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences award a grant to, or enter into a contract with, an organization with demonstrated expertise in researching and evaluating community colleges to establish and operate the Learning and Earning Research Center. Requires the Center to: (1) develop standardized metrics, data elements, and data sharing protocols that facilitate the evaluation of community college programs and allow relevant data systems to be linked and interoperable; and (2) develop and disseminate materials analyzing best practices and research on successful postsecondary education and training efforts. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states to establish cooperative agreements to develop, implement, and expand interoperable statewide longitudinal community college data systems that can be linked to other data systems, including elementary and secondary education and workforce data systems. Directs the Secretary to allocate at least $1 million for a contract with the National Research Council to study and report to Congress on the quality of distance education programs as compared to campus-based education programs at IHEs. Authorizes the Secretary to develop a model of a service that enables students to determine the transferability of credits between IHEs voluntarily participating in such service. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on the grants and contracts awarded to entities under this section. Title VI: Defund Acorn Act - Defund Acorn Act - (Sec. 602) Prohibits the federal government from providing any funds to, or entering into agreements with, any organization that: (1) has been indicted for violating federal or state election law; (2) had its state corporate charter terminated due to its failure to comply with federal or state lobbying disclosure requirements; (3) has filed a fraudulent form with any federal or state regulatory agency; or (4) employs, has a contract with, or has acting on its behalf, an individual who has been indicted for violating federal or state election law. Prohibits federal employees or contractors from promoting such organizations. Includes the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and any ACORN-related affiliate among the organizations barred from such funding, contracting, and promotion. Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to satisfy these prohibitions.

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Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1] 1143 Rob N00000826 8469 Democrat 202-225-6501 Episcopalian NJ Rob Robert Andrews 2.27777777777778 http://www.house.gov/andrews/ B000410 1941-04-15 5136 2221 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/berman/contact/ 28 202-225-3196 Howard 'd':4 'ca':5 '-28':6 'rep':1 'berman':3,8,10 'howard':2,7,9 M 400025 Berman Howard_L._Berman L. Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] 2240 N00008094 9570 Democrat 202-225-4695 Jewish CA Howard Berman 2.6875 http://www.house.gov/berman/ B001242 1950-06-01 1112 225 Cannon House Office Building http://timbishop.house.gov/?sectionid=96&sectiontree=7,96 1 202-225-3143 Timothy 'd':4 '-1':6 'ny':5 'rep':1 'bishop':3,8,10 'timothi':2,7,9 M 400031 Bishop Timothy_H._Bishop H. Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] 197 N00025413 7265 Democrat 202-225-3826 Roman Catholic NY Timothy Bishop 0.909090909090909 http://www.house.gov/timbishop/ B000574 1948-08-16 4220 2267 Rayburn House Office Building http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&Itemid=206 3 202-225-8941 Earl 'd':4 '-3':6 'rep':1 'earl':2,7,9 'blumenau':3,8,10 M 400033 Blumenauer Earl_Blumenauer Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3] 1872 N00007727 7188 Democrat 202-225-4811 OR Earl Blumenauer 3.92307692307692 http://blumenauer.house.gov/ B001245 1933-05-31 1011 427 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/bordallo/IMA/issue.htm 0 202-226-0341 Madeleine 'd':4 '-0':6 'gu':5 'rep':1 'bordallo':3,8,10 'madelein':2,7,9 F 400041 Bordallo Madeleine_Z._Bordallo Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0] 382 N00024866 5884 Democrat 202-225-1188 Catholic GU Madeleine Bordallo 0.571428571428571 http://www.house.gov/bordallo/ C001066 2556 317 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml 11 202-225-5652 Kathy 'd':4 'fl':5 '-11':6 'rep':1 'kathi':2,7,9 'castor':3,8,10 F 412195 Castor Kathy_Castor Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11] 1024 N00027514 8129 Democrat 202-225-3376 FL Kathy Castor 1.71428571428571 http://castor.house.gov/ C001080 1953-07-07 404 32 Judy 'd':4 'ca':5 '-32':6 'chu':3,8,10 'rep':1 'judi':2,7,9 F 412379 Chu M. Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32] 140 N00030600 822 Democrat CA Judy Chu 5.0 C001067 1964-11-21 2061 1029 Longworth House Office Building http://clarke.house.gov/contactform_zipcheck.shtml 11 202-226-0112 Yvette 'd':4 'ny':5 '-11':6 'rep':1 'clark':3,8,10 'yvett':2,7,9 F 412221 Clarke Yvette_Clarke D. Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11] 515 N00026961 7425 Democrat 202-225-6231 NY Yvette Clarke 1.81818181818182 http://clarke.house.gov/ C001069 1953-04-06 3754 215 Cannon House Office Building http://courtney.house.gov/email/ 2 202-225-4977 Joe 'd':4 '-2':6 'ct':5 'joe':2,7,9 'rep':1 'courtney':3,8,10 M 412193 Courtney Joe_Courtney Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2] 1830 N00024842 7197 Democrat 202-225-2076 CT Joe Joe Courtney 1.91666666666667 http://courtney.house.gov/ RepCourtney D000598 1944-04-13 3466 1526 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/susandavis/contact.shtml 53 202-225-2948 Susan 'd':4 'ca':5 '-53':6 'rep':1 'davi':3,8,10 'susan':2,7,9 F 400097 Davis Susan_A._Davis A. Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53] 1062 N00009604 7353 Democrat 202-225-2040 Jewish CA Susan Davis 2.45454545454545 http://www.house.gov/susandavis/ D000355 1926-07-08 8525 2328 Rayburn House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml 15 202-226-0371 John 'd':4 'mi':5 '-15':6 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'dingel':3,8,10 M 400110 Dingell John_D._Dingell D. Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15] 5283 N00001783 12350 Democrat 202-225-4071 Roman Catholic MI John Dingell 3.06451612903226 http://www.house.gov/dingell/ E000215 1942-12-13 2806 205 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/eshoo/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm 14 202-225-8890 Anna 'd':4 'ca':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'anna':2,7,9 'eshoo':3,8,10 F 400124 Eshoo Anna_G._Eshoo G. Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14] 1297 N00007335 7798 Democrat 202-225-8104 Catholic CA Anna Eshoo 2.8 http://eshoo.house.gov/ RepAnnaEshoo F000455 928 1009 Longworth House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/fudge/contact-form.shtml 11 202-225-1339 Marcia 'd':4 'oh':5 '-11':6 'rep':1 'fudg':3,8,10 'marcia':2,7,9 F 412327 Fudge Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11] 222 N00030490 2484 Democrat 202-225-7032 OH Marcia Fudge 5.0 http://fudge.house.gov/ G000551 1948-02-19 3572 1440 Longworth House Office Building http://grijalva.house.gov/?sectionid=49&sectiontree=2,49 7 202-225-1541 Raul 'd':4 '-7':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'raul':2,7,9 'grijalva':3,8,10 M 400162 Grijalva M. Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7] 1741 N00025284 7424 Democrat 202-225-2435 Roman Catholic AZ Raul Grijalva 3.05882352941176 http://grijalva.house.gov/ H001039 1948-07-23 4587 1217 Longworth House Office Building http://johnhall.house.gov/emailjohn.asp 19 202-225-3289 John 'd':4 'ny':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'hall':3,8,10 'john':2,7,9 M 412222 Hall John_Hall J. Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19] 2218 N00027888 7476 Democrat 202-225-5441 NY John Hall 3.57142857142857 http://johnhall.house.gov/ H001040 1949-02-21 2648 1118 Longworth House Office Building http://hare.house.gov/?sectionid=74&sectiontree=44,50,74 17 202-225-5396 Phil 'd':4 'il':5 '-17':6 'rep':1 'hare':3,8,10 'phil':2,7,9 M 412204 Hare Philip_Hare Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17] 1355 N00028234 7219 Democrat 202-225-5905 IL Phil Hare 1.0 http://hare.house.gov/ H000636 1940-08-20 1619 2463 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 15 202-225-5688 Rubén 'd':4 'tx':5 '-15':6 'rep':1 'ruben':9 'rubén':2,7 'hinojosa':3,8,10 M 400179 Hinojosa E. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15] 302 N00006008 7093 Democrat 202-225-2531 Roman Catholic TX Ruben Hinojosa http://hinojosa.house.gov/ H001042 1668 1229 Longworth House Office Building http://hirono.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm 2 202-225-4987 Mazie 'd':4 '-2':6 'hi':5 'rep':1 'mazi':2,7,9 'hirono':3,8,10 F 412200 Hirono Mazie_Hirono K. Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2] 484 N00028139 6351 Democrat 202 225-4906 HI Mazie Hirono http://hirono.house.gov/ H001032 1948-10-15 4027 1019 Longworth House Office Building http://www.holt.house.gov/contact.shtml 12 202-225-6025 Rush 'd':4 'nj':5 '-12':6 'rep':1 'holt':3,8,10 'rush':2,7,9 M 400184 Holt Rush_D._Holt Dew Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12] 1774 N00000860 7334 Democrat 202-225-5801 Protestant NJ Rush Holt http://www.holt.house.gov RushHolt H001034 1941-06-27 2189 1713 Longworth House Office Building http://honda.house.gov/contactmike.shtml 15 202-225-2699 Michael 'd':4 'ca':5 '-15':6 'rep':1 'mike':9 'honda':3,8,11 'michael':2,7,10 M 400185 Honda Michael_M._Honda M. Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15] 717 Mike N00012611 6437 Democrat 202-225-2631 Protestant CA Mike Michael Honda 3.7 http://honda.house.gov/ robpierson K000172 1929-09-16 1420 2107 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 5 202-225-6393 Dale 'd':4 '-5':6 'mi':5 'rep':1 'dale':2,7,9 'kilde':3,8,10 M 400216 Kildee Dale_E._Kildee E. Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5] 554 N00004070 6749 Democrat 202-225-3611 Roman Catholic MI Dale Kildee 1.41666666666667 http://www.house.gov/kildee/ K000336 1946-10-08 17563 2445 Rayburn House Office Building http://kucinich.house.gov/Contact/Starter.htm 10 202-225-5745 Dennis 'd':4 'oh':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'denni':2,7,9 'kucinich':3,8,10 M 400227 Kucinich Dennis_J._Kucinich J. Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10] 5939 N00003572 14704 Democrat 202-225-5871 Catholic OH Dennis Kucinich 7.32638888888889 http://kucinich.house.gov/ djkucinich L000263 1931-09-06 1796 1236 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/levin/levin_contact_email.shtml 12 202-226-1033 Sander 'd':4 'mi':5 '-12':6 'rep':1 'levin':3,8,10 'sander':2,7,9 M 400238 Levin Sander_M._Levin M. Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12] 1104 N00003950 6604 Democrat 202-225-4961 Jewish MI Sandy Sander Levin 2.66666666666667 http://www.house.gov/levin MI12yes L000565 1952-12-23 1176 1513 Longworth House Office Building http://loebsack.house.gov/contactform/ 2 202-226-0757 David 'd':4 '-2':6 'ia':5 'rep':1 'david':2,7,9 'loebsack':3,8,10 M 412209 Loebsack David_Loebsack Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] 137 N00027741 6148 Democrat 202-225-6576 IA David Loebsack 3.66666666666667 http://loebsack.house.gov/ M000309 1944-01-05 3796 106 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 4 202-225-5758 Carolyn 'd':4 '-4':6 'ny':5 'rep':1 'carolyn':2,7,9 'mccarthi':3,8,10 F 400257 McCarthy Carolyn_McCarthy Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4] 1313 N00001148 8043 Democrat 202-225-5516 Catholic NY Carolyn McCarthy 0.84 http://carolynmccarthy.house.gov/ P000096 1937-01-25 1555 2464 Rayburn House Office Building http://pascrell.house.gov/contact/ 8 202-225-5782 William 'd':4 '-8':6 'nj':5 'rep':1 'bill':9 'pascrel':3,8,11 'william':2,7,10 M 400309 Pascrell Bill_Jr.Pascrell J. Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8] 472 Bill N00000751 5774 Democrat 202-225-5751 Catholic NJ Bill William Pascrell 0.5 http://www.pascrell.house.gov/ P000149 1934-07-16 2420 2209 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/payne/IMA/email.shtml 10 202-225-4160 Donald 'd':4 'nj':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'payn':3,8,10 'donald':2,7,9 M 400312 Payne Donald_M._Payne M. Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10] 798 N00000716 6505 Democrat 202-225-3436 Baptist NJ Donald Payne http://www.house.gov/payne/ P000596 359 1218 Longworth House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/pierluisi/contact-form.shtml 0 202-225-2154 Pedro 'd':4 '-0':6 'pr':5 'rep':1 'pedro':2,7,9 'pierluisi':3,8,10 M 412306 Pierluisi R. Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [D, PR-0] 56 N00029168 2217 Democrat 202-225-2615 PR Pedro Pierluisi 5.0 http://pierluisi.house.gov/ S001177 214 423 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/sablan/contact-form.shtml 0 202-226-4249 Gregorio '-0':6 'mp':5 'rep':1 'sablan':3,8,10 'gregorio':2,7,9 M 412312 Sablan Rep. Gregorio Sablan [I, MP-0] 43 N00030418 2091 Independent 202-225-2646 MP Gregorio Sablan 5.0 http://sablan.house.gov/ S000185 1947-04-30 3727 1201 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 3 202-225-8354 Robert 'd':4 '-3':6 'va':5 'rep':1 'bobbi':9 'scott':3,8,11 'robert':2,7,10 M 400364 Scott Robert_C._Scott C. Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3] 1059 Bobby N00002147 7345 Democrat 202-225-8351 Episcopalian VA Bobby Robert Scott 1.5 http://www.house.gov/scott/ RepBobbyScott S001169 1951-12-12 5518 1022 Longworth House Office Building http://www.sestak.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml 7 202-226-0280 Joe 'd':4 '-7':6 'pa':5 'joe':2,7,9 'rep':1 'sestak':3,8,10 M 412232 Sestak Joe_Sestak Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7] 2384 N00028049 7046 Democrat 202-225-2011 PA Joe Joe Sestak 1.5 http://sestak.house.gov/ S001170 3571 1508 Longworth House Office Building http://forms.house.gov/shea-porter/webform/issue_subscribe.htm 1 202-225-5822 Carol 'd':6 '-1':8 'nh':7 'rep':1 'shea':4,11,15 'carol':2,9,13 'porter':5,12,16 'shea-port':3,10,14 F 412219 Shea-Porter Carol_Shea-Porter Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1] 1805 N00028091 8247 Democrat 202-225-5456 NH Carol Shea-Porter 1.25 http://shea-porter.house.gov/ S000344 1954-10-24 3417 2242 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/sherman/contact/ 27 202-225-5879 Brad 'd':4 'ca':5 '-27':6 'rep':1 'brad':2,7,9 'sherman':3,8,10 M 400371 Sherman Brad_Sherman J. Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27] 1154 N00006897 7040 Democrat 202-225-5911 Jewish CA Brad Sherman 1.77777777777778 http://bradsherman.house.gov/ S001165 1951-01-26 1407 1024 Longworth House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/sires/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm 13 202-226-0792 Albio 'd':4 'nj':5 '-13':6 'rep':1 'sire':3,8,10 'albio':2,7,9 M 412186 Sires Albio_Sires Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13] 616 N00027523 5738 Democrat 202-225-7919 NJ Albio Sires http://www.house.gov/sires/ RepSiresNJ13 T000266 1951-09-18 3297 2238 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/tierney/IMA/email.shtml 6 202-225-5915 John 'd':4 '-6':6 'ma':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'tierney':3,8,10 M 400407 Tierney John_F._Tierney F. Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6] 1566 N00000226 6242 Democrat 202-225-8020 MA John Tierney 2.14285714285714 http://tierney.house.gov/ T000469 1949-06-18 1771 128 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/tonko/contact-form.shtml 21 202-225-5077 Paul 'd':4 'ny':5 '-21':6 'rep':1 'paul':2,7,9 'tonko':3,8,10 M 412319 Tonko Rep. Paul Tonko [D, NY-21] 478 N00030196 2823 Democrat 202-225-5076 NY Paul Tonko 2.5 http://tonko.house.gov/ T000326 1934-07-21 2076 2232 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/towns/contact_form_zipcheck.shtml 10 202-225-1018 Edolphus 'd':4 'ed':9 'ny':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'town':3,8,11 'edolphus':2,7,10 M 400409 Towns Edolphus_Towns Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10] 680 Ed N00001082 6482 Democrat 202-225-5936 Baptist NY Ed Edolphus Towns 1.125 http://www.house.gov/towns/ W000314 1961-01-02 5692 2241 Rayburn House Office Building http://wexler.house.gov/email.shtml 19 202-225-5974 Robert 'd':4 'fl':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'robert':2,7,9 'wexler':3,8,10 M 400430 Wexler Robert_Wexler Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19] 2025 N00002905 8112 Democrat 202-225-3001 Jewish FL Robert Wexler 4.38888888888889 http://wexler.house.gov/ CongressmanWexler W000738 1937-11-03 4272 2263 Rayburn House Office Building http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp 6 202-225-5163 Lynn 'd':4 '-6':6 'ca':5 'rep':1 'lynn':2,7,9 'woolsey':3,8,10 F 400436 Woolsey Lynn_C._Woolsey C. Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6] 1710 N00007458 7586 Democrat 202-225-5161 Presbyterian CA Lynn Woolsey 3.2 http://woolsey.house.gov/ W000793 1955-04-08 2733 2338 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/wu/email.shtml 1 202-225-9497 David 'd':4 '-1':6 'wu':3,8,10 'rep':1 'david':2,7,9 M 400437 Wu David_Wu Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1] 967 N00009824 7049 Democrat 202-225-0855 OR David Wu 4.0 http://www.house.gov/wu/ action 59147 Wed Sep 23 18:53:47 -0500 2009 1253592000 Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0500 2009 209081 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. action 59147 Tue Sep 22 18:53:19 -0500 2009 1253505600 Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 208986 Received in the Senate. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253244240 Thu Sep 17 12:24:00 -0500 2009 208795 UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253244240 Thu Sep 17 12:24:00 -0500 2009 208794 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Guthrie amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Guthrie demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed futher proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253243160 Thu Sep 17 12:06:00 -0500 2009 208793 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Guthrie substitute amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253242980 Thu Sep 17 12:03:00 -0500 2009 208792 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253242860 Thu Sep 17 12:01:00 -0500 2009 208791 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Teague amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Teague demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253207760 Thu Sep 17 14:16:00 -0500 2009 208804 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3221. vote 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253207700 Thu Sep 17 14:15:00 -0500 2009 roll 208803 pass 6116 719 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 253 - 171 (Roll no. 719). vote h action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253207100 Thu Sep 17 14:05:00 -0500 2009 208802 On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 345 - 75, 2 Present (Roll no. 718). action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253205960 Thu Sep 17 13:46:00 -0500 2009 208801 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253205660 Thu Sep 17 13:41:00 -0500 2009 208800 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Issa motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to prohibit federal funds from certain indicted organizations. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253205600 Thu Sep 17 13:40:00 -0500 2009 208799 Mr. Issa moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. action 59147 Sat Sep 19 06:59:12 -0500 2009 1253205480 Thu Sep 17 13:38:00 -0500 2009 208949 The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR 9/16/2009 H9604-9624) action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253205480 Thu Sep 17 13:38:00 -0500 2009 208797 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253205480 Thu Sep 17 13:38:00 -0500 2009 208798 The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253205420 Thu Sep 17 13:37:00 -0500 2009 208796 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3221. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253199240 Thu Sep 17 11:54:00 -0500 2009 208790 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Teague amendment No. 2. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253198880 Thu Sep 17 11:48:00 -0500 2009 208789 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Teague amendment No. 1. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253198760 Thu Sep 17 11:46:00 -0500 2009 208788 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schauer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Schauer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253198520 Thu Sep 17 11:42:00 -0500 2009 208787 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schauer amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253198100 Thu Sep 17 11:35:00 -0500 2009 208786 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perriello amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253198040 Thu Sep 17 11:34:00 -0500 2009 208785 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Minnick amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Minnick demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253197860 Thu Sep 17 11:31:00 -0500 2009 208784 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Minnick amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253197320 Thu Sep 17 11:22:00 -0500 2009 208783 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kilroy amendment, as modified. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253197260 Thu Sep 17 11:21:00 -0500 2009 208782 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Himes amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Himes demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253196840 Thu Sep 17 11:14:00 -0500 2009 208781 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Himes amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253196180 Thu Sep 17 11:03:00 -0500 2009 208780 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Adler(NJ) amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253195820 Thu Sep 17 10:57:00 -0500 2009 208779 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Childers amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253195400 Thu Sep 17 10:50:00 -0500 2009 208778 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (CT) amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253194860 Thu Sep 17 10:41:00 -0500 2009 208777 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cuellar amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253194620 Thu Sep 17 10:37:00 -0500 2009 208776 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Driehaus amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253194020 Thu Sep 17 10:27:00 -0500 2009 208775 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Etheridge amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253193720 Thu Sep 17 10:22:00 -0500 2009 208774 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Reyes amendment. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253193660 Thu Sep 17 10:21:00 -0500 2009 208773 The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253193660 Thu Sep 17 10:21:00 -0500 2009 208772 Considered as unfinished business. action 59147 Fri Sep 18 18:56:49 -0500 2009 1253193660 Thu Sep 17 10:21:00 -0500 2009 208771 ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. George Miller (CA) asked unanimous consent that, during proceedings today in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, the Chair be authorized to reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question that otherwise could be subjected to five-minute voting under clause 8 or 9 or rule 20 or under clause 6 of rule 18. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253158440 Wed Sep 16 12:34:00 -0500 2009 208577 Rule H. Res. 746 passed House. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253138280 Wed Sep 16 18:58:00 -0500 2009 208593 Mr. Miller, George moved that the Committee rise. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253138280 Wed Sep 16 18:58:00 -0500 2009 208595 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3221 as unfinished business. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253138280 Wed Sep 16 18:58:00 -0500 2009 208594 On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253138220 Wed Sep 16 18:57:00 -0500 2009 208592 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Foxx amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253137500 Wed Sep 16 18:45:00 -0500 2009 208591 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253136960 Wed Sep 16 18:36:00 -0500 2009 208590 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pingree amendment number 6. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253136540 Wed Sep 16 18:29:00 -0500 2009 208589 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on Pingree amendment number 5. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253136480 Wed Sep 16 18:28:00 -0500 2009 208588 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McMorris Rogers amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kline (MN) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253135880 Wed Sep 16 18:18:00 -0500 2009 208587 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McMorris Rogers amendment. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253135520 Wed Sep 16 18:12:00 -0500 2009 208586 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cardoza amendment. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253135460 Wed Sep 16 18:11:00 -0500 2009 208585 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hoekstra amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be determined. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253134800 Wed Sep 16 18:00:00 -0500 2009 208584 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra amendment. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253133780 Wed Sep 16 17:43:00 -0500 2009 208583 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the George Miller (CA) amendment. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253129160 Wed Sep 16 16:26:00 -0500 2009 208581 The Speaker designated the Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee to act as Chairwoman of the Committee. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253129160 Wed Sep 16 16:26:00 -0500 2009 208582 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3221. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253129160 Wed Sep 16 16:26:00 -0500 2009 208580 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 746 and Rule XVIII. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253129100 Wed Sep 16 16:25:00 -0500 2009 208578 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 746. action 59147 Thu Sep 17 18:52:41 -0500 2009 1253129100 Wed Sep 16 16:25:00 -0500 2009 208579 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3221 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill. action 59147 Wed Sep 16 18:52:50 -0500 2009 1253049600 Tue Sep 15 18:20:00 -0500 2009 208398 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 746 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3221 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill. calendar 59147 1248733380 Mon Jul 27 19:23:00 -0500 2009 204861 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129. action 59147 1248733380 Mon Jul 27 19:23:00 -0500 2009 204860 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 111-232. calendar 59147 1248148800 Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 203918 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 17. action 59147 1248148800 Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 203917 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 59147 1247630400 Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2009 203204 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. introduced 59147 1247630400 Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2009 203203 10 253 59147 Thu Sep 17 13:16:00 -0500 2009 true 6116 false 171 719 866 0 On Passage: H R 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 false 1/2 Passed On Passage Thu Sep 17 14:07:12 -0500 2009 house 11 345 59147 Thu Sep 17 13:06:00 -0500 2009 true 6108 false 75 718 396 2 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 true 1/2 Passed On Motion to Recommit with Instructions Thu Sep 17 14:06:59 -0500 2009 house 9 165 59147 Thu Sep 17 12:37:00 -0500 2009 false 6118 false 265 717 322 0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 23 to H R 3221 true 1/2 Failed On Agreeing to the Amendment Thu Sep 17 14:06:46 -0500 2009 house 14 425 59147 Thu Sep 17 12:29:00 -0500 2009 true 6122 false 0 716 231 0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 21 to H R 3221 true 1/2 Agreed to On Agreeing to the Amendment Thu Sep 17 14:06:33 -0500 2009 house 9 425 59147 Thu Sep 17 12:23:00 -0500 2009 true 6111 false 5 715 236 0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 19 to H R 3221 true 1/2 Agreed to On Agreeing to the Amendment Thu Sep 17 14:06:20 -0500 2009 house 11 428 59147 Thu Sep 17 12:17:00 -0500 2009 true 6117 false 0 714 191 0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 17 to H R 3221 true 1/2 Agreed to On Agreeing to the Amendment Thu Sep 17 14:06:08 -0500 2009 house 9 428 59147 Thu Sep 17 12:11:00 -0500 2009 true 6123 false 2 713 192 0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 15 to H R 3221 true 1/2 Agreed to On Agreeing to the Amendment Thu Sep 17 14:05:55 -0500 2009 house 12 126 59147 Thu Sep 17 12:04:00 -0500 2009 false 6110 false 301 712 217 0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 7 to H R 3221 true 1/2 Failed On Agreeing to the Amendment Thu Sep 17 14:05:42 -0500 2009 house 21 167 59147 Thu Sep 17 11:57:00 -0500 2009 false 6119 false 251 711 194 0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 4 to H R 3221 true 1/2 Failed On Agreeing to the Amendment Thu Sep 17 14:05:29 -0500 2009 house 16 161 59147 Thu Sep 17 11:50:00 -0500 2009 false 6124 false 262 710 212 0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 3221 true 1/2 Failed On Agreeing to the Amendment Thu Sep 17 14:05:04 -0500 2009 house