HRES 401 · 105th Congress · Education

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that social promotion in America's schools should be ended and can be ended through the use of high-quality, proven programs and practices.

Introduced 1998-03-30· Sponsored by Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(1998-06-16)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1998-06-16
Roll #233
Yea 405Nay 1
Democrats
187 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
217 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 1998-06-16
Roll #233
Yea 405Nay 1
Democrats
187 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
217 Yea·0 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) ending social promotion should be addressed through a coordinated effort by government officials, teachers, and parents committed to high academic achievement of students; (2) problems associated with social promotion can be resolved through providing high-quality training and education for our teachers, and using other proven practices; and (3) States should adopt high, rigorous standards and standards-based assessments to require academic accountability with the specific aim of ending social promotion and raising student achievement.…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican