HR 3248 · 105th Congress · Education

Dollars to the Classroom Act

Introduced 1998-02-24· Sponsored by Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(1998-09-22)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1998-09-18
Roll #452
Yea 212Nay 198
Democrats
5 Yea·186 Nay
Republicans
207 Yea·11 Nay
PassedHouse · 1998-09-18
Roll #452
Yea 212Nay 198
Democrats
5 Yea·186 Nay
Republicans
207 Yea·11 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Dollars to the Classroom Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to award the total amount of certain applicable education funding directly to the States. (Sec. 2) Requires such direct awarding of all the funds (except those used for specified multiyear awards) that are appropriated for the Department of Education for the fiscal year for programs or activities under specified provisions of: (1) the Goals 2000: Educate America Act; (2) the Educational Research, Development, Disseminations, and Improvement Act of 1994; (3) the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994; (4) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA); and (5) the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. Sets deadlines for: (1) each State to conduct a census to determine, and report to the Secretary, the number of kindergarten through grade 12 students in the State for the academic year; and (2) the Secretary to publish and disburse the amount each State will receive under this Act for the succeeding fiscal year. Sets forth: (1) a formula for determination of such award amounts, based on relative numbers of such students in each State; and (2) penalties for false information. Provides for continuatio…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 3248, Dollars for the Classroom Act

Jul 16, 1998

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 24, 1998

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans