S 1215 · 105th Congress · Education

A bill to prohibit spending Federal education funds on national testing.

Introduced 1997-09-24· Sponsored by Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.(1997-09-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the use of funds provided to the Department of Education, or for an applicable program, to develop, plan, implement, or administer any national testing program. Exempts from such funding prohibition: (1) the National Assessment of Educational Progress under the National Education Statistics Act of 1994; and (2) the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.…

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Cosponsors (9)

9 Republicans