| House Committee on Education and the Workforce* | ||||||||
| (Votes are in favor of passage unless otherwise indicated.) | HR 3248 Dollars to the Classroom Act, would block-grant funds for 31 education programs. 212-198 | Amendment to HR 3248 Would fund elements of the Clinton education agenda. Defeated: 215-190 | HR 2846 Would bar national testing without specific congressional approval. 242-174 | HR 2646 Would allow tax breaks for K-12 education expenses. 225-197 | ||||
| Republicans | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO |
| *** Bill Goodling, Pa., chairman | ||||||||
| Thomas E. Petri, Wis. | ||||||||
| Marge Roukema, NJ | ||||||||
| Harris W. Fawell, Ill., retiring | No Vote | No Vote | ||||||
| Cass Ballenger, N.C. | ||||||||
| Bill Barrett, Neb. | ||||||||
| Peter Hoekstra, Mich. | ||||||||
| Howard P. (Buck) McKeon, Calif. | No Vote | |||||||
| Michael N. Castle, Del. | ||||||||
| Sam Johnson, Texas | ||||||||
| James M. Talent, Mo. | ||||||||
| James C. Greenwood, Pa. | ||||||||
| Joe Knollenberg, Mich. | ||||||||
| *** Frank Riggs, Calif., retiring | No Vote | No Vote | ||||||
| Lindsey O. Graham, S.C. | ||||||||
| Mark Souder, Ind. | ||||||||
| David M. McIntosh, Ind. | ||||||||
| Charlie Norwood, Ga. | ||||||||
| Ron Paul, Texas | Voted “Present”** | |||||||
| *** Bob Schaffer, Colo. | ||||||||
| John E. Peterson, Pa. | ||||||||
| Fred Upton, Mich. | ||||||||
| Nathan Deal, Ga. | ||||||||
| Van Hilleary, Tenn. | ||||||||
| Mike Parker, Miss., retiring | No Vote | No Vote | ||||||
| Democrats | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO |
| William L. Clay, Mo., ranking | No Vote | No Vote | ||||||
| George Miller, Calif. | No Vote | No Vote | ||||||
| Dale E. Kildee, Mich. | ||||||||
| *** Matthew G. Martinez, Calif. | ||||||||
| Major R. Owens, N.Y. | ||||||||
| Donald M. Payne, N.J. | ||||||||
| Patsy T. Mink, Hawaii | ||||||||
| Robert E. Andrews, N.J. | ||||||||
| Tim Roemer, Ind. | ||||||||
| Robert C. Scott, Va. | ||||||||
| Lynn Woolsey, Calif. | ||||||||
| Chaka Fattah, Pa. | ||||||||
| Ruben Hinojosa, Texas | ||||||||
| Carolyn McCarthy, N.Y. | ||||||||
| John F. Tierney, Mass. | ||||||||
| Ron Kind, Wis. | ||||||||
| Loretta Sanchez, Calif. | No Vote | No Vote | ||||||
| Harold E. Ford, Jr., Tenn. | ||||||||
| Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio | ||||||||
| * All House members are up for re-election Nov. 3, unless they have plans to leave Congress. |
| ** A “Present” vote indicates that the member did not take a stand on the bill. |
| *** Rep. Goodling sponsored HR 2846, the vote on national testing. Rep. Riggs sponsored HR 2746 on HELP scholarships. Rep. Schaffer sponsored HR 2608, the Paycheck Protection Act. Rep. Martinez sponsored amendment to HR 3248 on the Clinton education agenda. |
| † Senate passed S1502, the proposal to offer vouchers to low-income students in Washington, D.C., on a voice vote on Nov. 9, 1997. |
