| 2006-03-14 | To support college access and job training by: (1) restoring program cuts slated for vocational education, TRIO, GEAR UP, Perkins Loans, and other student aid programs; (2) increasing investment in student aid programs, including increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $4,500; and (3) restoring cuts slated for job training programs; paid for by closing $6.3 billion in corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2005-10-26 | To increase appropriations for Head Start programs.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the Motion | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2005-10-25 | To increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant award by $200 to $4,250.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the Motion | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2004-05-13 | A bill to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes.H.R. 1350 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2004-05-12 | to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reach full Federal funding of such part in 6 years, and for other purposes.S. 1248 · 108th Congress · On the Motion | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2004-05-12 | To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.S. 1248 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2004-03-11 | To create a reserve fund to finance an increase in the maximum Pell Grant that keeps pace with the rate of increase in public college tuition, extend Pell Grants to 500,000 new recipients, and close certain tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 95 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2004-03-10 | To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act for fiscal year 2005 and lower the national debt by closing tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 95 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2003-09-10 | To provide additional funding for teacher quality programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 and for the Mathematics and Science Partnerships and the school leadership program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 2660 · 108th Congress · On the Motion | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2003-09-09 | To increase funds for Head Start.H.R. 2660 · 108th Congress · On the Motion | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2003-06-20 | A bill to establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, and for other purposes.S. 504 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2003-05-15 | To improve access to higher education for middle-income families by making resources available to expand the Hope and Lifetime Learning Scholarship Credits and for lower-income families by making resources available to increase the maximum Pell Grant to $4500 and to provide an equal amount for deficit reduction by eliminating the 10 percent dividend tax exclusion for amounts above $500 and eliminating acceleration of the 38.6 percent income tax rate education.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2003-03-25 | To increase funding for after-school programs to the levels promised by the No Child Left Behind Act to serve 1.6 million more children in FY 2004 and to increase funding for Head Start to serve 80 percent of eligible 3 and 4 year olds and increase the number of infants and toddlers served and for deficit reduction.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2003-03-19 | To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act in 2004 and reduce debt by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-12-18 | A bill to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.H.R. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Conference Report | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-06-14 | A bill to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.H.R. 1 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the Bill | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-06-14 | To provide that no public elementary school, public secondary school, local educational agency, or State educational agency, may deny equal access or a fair opportunity to meet after school in a designated open forum to any youth group listed in title 36 of the U.S. Code as a patriotic society, including the Boy Scouts of America, based on that group's favorable or unfavorable position concerning sexual orientation.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-06-14 | To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding discipline.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to Reconsider | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-06-14 | To prohibit the use of Federal funds by any State or local educational agency or school that discriminates against the Boy Scouts of America in providing equal access to school premises or facilities.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-06-14 | To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding discipline.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-06-14 | To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding discipline.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2001-06-13 | To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should appropriate all funds authorized for elementary and secondary education in fiscal year 2002.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2001-06-13 | To express the Sense of the Senate that the Appropriations Committee shall fund the authorizations in this bill to the maximum extent possible.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-06-13 | To remove the 21st century community learning center program from the list of programs covered by performance agreements.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2001-06-13 | To permit States to waive certain testing requirements.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2001-06-13 | To express the sense of the Senate regarding science education.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-06-12 | To provide for school construction.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-06-12 | To provide for the comparability of educational services available to elementary and secondary students within States.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-06-12 | To provide a low-income school choice demonstration program.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-06-11 | To ensure adequate funding for targeted grants to local educational agencies under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-06-11 | To strengthen parental involvement.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-06-07 | To limit the conduct of certain assessments based on the provision of sufficient funding to carry out part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2001-06-07 | Expressing the sense of the Senate to urge that no less than 95 percent of Federal education dollars be spent in the classroom.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-06-07 | To limit the application of assessment requirements based on the costs to the State in administering such assessments.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-06-06 | To modify provisions relating to State applications and plans and school improvement to provide for the input of the Governor of the State involved.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-06-06 | To ensure that State applications and plans are developed and submitted in consultation with the Governor of the State involved.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2001-06-06 | To improve the provisions relating to assessment completion bonuses.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2001-05-22 | To condition the reductions in the 39.6 percent rate in 2005 and 2007 on the Federal Government sufficiently funding Head Start to enable every eligible child access to such program.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Motion | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-05-22 | To condition the reductions in the 39.6 percent rate in 2002, 2005, and 2007 on the Federal Government funding certain increases in the maximum Federal Pell Grant amounts.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Motion | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-05-22 | To provide responsible tax relief for all income taxpayers, by way of a $1,200,000,000,000 tax cut, and to make available an additional $150,000,000,000 for critical investments in education, particularly for meeting the Federal Government's commitments under IDEA, Head Start, and the bipartisan education reform and ESEA reauthorization bill.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Motion | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-05-22 | To eliminate expenditures for tuition, fees, and room and board as qualified elementary and secondary education expenses for distributions made from education individual retirement accounts.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2001-05-17 | To increase the deduction for higher education expenses for certain taxpayers and to increase the tax credit for student loan interest.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-05-17 | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-17 | To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure for programs under part B of such Act.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-05-16 | To liberalize the tax-exempt financing rules for public school construction.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-16 | To provide grants for the renovation of schools.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-05-16 | To modify provisions relating to school construction.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2001-05-16 | To make amendments regarding the Reading First Program.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-05-16 | To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and authorize appropriations for, part F of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-15 | To express the sense of the Senate that S.27, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001, as passed by the Senate on April 2d should be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-05-15 | To provide for class reduction programs.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-05-14 | To provide for school safety.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-14 | To provide assistance to entities that emphasize language and life skills programs for limited English proficient students.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-10 | To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and authorize appropriations for, part A and part D of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-10 | To modify provisions relating to State assessments.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2001-05-09 | To provide for teacher liability protection.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-09 | To provide for the establishment of community technology centers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2001-05-08 | To provide a sense of the Senate regarding tax relief for elementary and secondary level educators.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-05-08 | To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and to authorize appropriations for, title II, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with respect to the development of high-qualified teachers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-08 | To tie funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improved student performance.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-03 | To increase the authorization of appropriations for local educational agency grants.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-03 | To improve the provisions relating to certain assessments.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-03 | To improve the Read First Program.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2001-05-01 | An original bill to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 1992-09-30 | NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT ACT — S.2 BY KENNEDY, EDWARD (D-MA) -- NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT ACT PARENTS AS TEACHERS: THE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION ACT OF 1992 CIVIC AND CHARACTER VALUES-IN-SCHOOLS ACT OF 1992 (HOUSE REJECTED THE GOODLING MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE INSIST THAT THE CONFEREES REPORT IT BACK FORTHWITH CONTAINING AMENDMENTS.)S. 2 · 102nd Congress · RECOMMIT CONFERENCE REPORT WITH INSTRUCTIONS | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 1992-08-12 | NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT ACT — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 4323, TO IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS BY RESTRUCTURING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE STATES.)H.R. 4323 · 102nd Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 1992-08-12 | (HOUSE REJECTED THE GOODLING AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO PERMIT THE FUNDING OF SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS; ALLOW SCHOOLS AND STATES TO REQUEST WAIVERS FROM REGULATIONS WHICH IMPEDE THE ABILITY TO RAISE ACADEMIC STANDARDS; PROVIDE $100 MILLION FOR NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS PROJECTS; AND PROVIDE FOR A $10 MILLION MENTORING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.)H.R. 4323 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 1992-08-12 | H.R.4323 BY KILDEE (D-MI) -- NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT ACT OF 1992 NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT ACT FLEXIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS ACT OF 1992 (HOUSE REJECTED THE ARMEY AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO REQUIRE THE EARMARKING OF 25 PERCENT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S GRANT FOR SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE PRIVATE SCHOOLS; GIVE EXPANDED POWER TO STATE GOVERNMENT ON THE STATEWIDE REFORM PANEL; AND GIVE THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION VETO POWER ON GRANTS AWARDS.)H.R. 4323 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 1992-07-08 | HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1992 — S.1150 BY PELL (D-RI) -- HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1992 ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO TEACHERS CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE ACT OF 1992 HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES ACT OF 1992 DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992 HIGHER EDUCATION TRIBAL GRANT AUTHORIZATION ACT CRITICAL NEEDS FOR TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT ACT TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT STUDENT ASSISTANCE ACT NATIONAL INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DISCOVERY ACT (PUB. L. 102-325, APPROVED 7/23/92) (HOUSE AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1150, TO REAUTHORIZE THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.)S. 1150 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 1992-03-26 | HIGHER EDUCATION REAUTHORIZATION — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3553, TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.)H.R. 3553 · 102nd Congress · On Passage | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 1992-03-26 | (HOUSE REJECTED THE ROHRABACHER AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD NOT DISCRIMINATE BECAUSE OF RACE IN THEIR ADMISSIONS POLICIES.)H.R. 3553 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 1992-03-26 | (HOUSE AGREED TO THE COLEMAN OF MISSOURI AMENDMENT THAT PROHIBITS PELL GRANTS FROM GOING TO PRISONERS IN FEDERAL OR STATE PENAL INSTITUTIONS.)H.R. 3553 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 1992-03-26 | (HOUSE REJECTED THE TOWNS SUBSTITUTE TO THE COLEMAN OF MISSOURI AGREED-TO AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO PLACE RESTRICTIONS ON PRISONERS RECEIVING PELL GRANTS.)H.R. 3553 · 102nd Congress · ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 1992-03-26 | (HOUSE REJECTED THE GRADISON AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO ELIMINATE THE PROVISIONS INTENDED TO ENSURE THE FINANCIAL SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS OF THE STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION (SALLIE MAE) AND REPLACE THEM WITH OTHER PROVISIONS.)H.R. 3553 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 1992-03-26 | H.R.3553 BY FORD, WILLIAM (D-MI) -- HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1992 HIGHER EDUCATION TRIBAL GRANT AUTHORIZATION ACT CRITICAL NEEDS FOR TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT ACT TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT STUDENT ASSISTANCE ACT (HOUSE REJECTED THE HENRY AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REQUIRE THAT STUDENTS MUST EITHER BE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OR HAVE RECEIVED A GED IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.)H.R. 3553 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 1992-03-05 | (HOUSE REJECTED THE TOWNS AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO REDUCE FISCAL YEAR 1993 DEFENSE BUDGET AUTHORITY BY $49.6 BILLION AND DEFENSE OUTLAYS BY $20.7 BILLION BELOW THE CAPS SET IN THE 1990 BUDGET AGREEMENT (AS COMPARED TO THE CUTS IN THE RESOLUTION'S PLANS A AND B OF $14 BILLION IN BUDGET AUTHORITY AND $9 BILLION IN OUTLAYS); USE THE SAVINGS FROM DEFENSE TO PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN HEALTH, EDUCATION, HEAD START, TRANSPORTATION, AND VETERANS PROGRAMS; PROVIDE THAT ENTITLEMENT SPENDING BY ASSUMING THAT PROGRAMS WILL BE FUNDED AT CURRENT MAINTENANCE LEVELS; AND CALL FOR REVENUE-NEUTRAL TAX RELIEF FOR MIDDLE-AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES TO BE PAID FOR BY INCREASING TAXES ON THE WEALTHY AND CORPORATIONS.)H.Con.Res. 287 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Reduce federal role |