Brian Joseph Donnelly on Education

DemocratMA

Education96 votes · 69.1/100 consistent

Expand federal roleReduce federal role

136 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 96 of them counted toward the score above: 63 toward “Expand federal role” and 33 toward “Reduce federal role”.

The other 40 did not count: 35 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 5 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1979-07-24	TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H. J. RES. 74, SCHOOL BUSING. (MOTION FAILED)H.J.Res. 74 · 96th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1979-07-24	TO DISCHARGE THE COMMITTEE OF THE JUDICIARY FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H. J. RES. 74, A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT DEALING WITH SCHOOL BUSING. (MOTION PASSED)H.J.Res. 74 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1979-07-17	TO INSTRUCT HOUSE CONFEREES TO INSIST ON LANGUAGE IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO S. 210 STATING THAT NO INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE DENIED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BY RULES WHICH UTILIZE ANY RATIO OR OTHER NUMERICAL REQUIREMENT RELATED TO RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR SEX. (MOTION PASSED)S. 210 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-07-17	TO AGREE THAT THE HOUSE INSIST ON ITS AMENDMENTS TO S. 210, TO ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (MOTION PASSED)S. 210 · 96th Congress	Yea	Expand federal role
1979-07-11	TO PASS H.R. 2444, A BILL TO ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Nay	Reduce federal role
1979-07-11	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF FACILITIES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT BY ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WHICH USES MANDATORY STUDENT FEES TO PAY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS EXCEPT WHERE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER WOULD BE ENDANGERED IF THE FETUS WERE CARRIED TO TERM. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1979-07-11	TO AMEND H.R. 2444, TO ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, BY REDUCING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FULL TIME POSITIONS BY 800 BY THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR, REQUIRING THAT ALL CONSULTANTS HIRED BE COUNTED AS FULL TIME POSITIONS, AND STRIKING LANGUAGE PERMITTING THE DEPARTMENT TO ADD UP TO 50 FULL TIME POSITIONS EACH YEAR. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-19	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY PERMITTING A MAJORITY OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES TO VETO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGULATIONS, EXCEPT FOR RULES TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-19	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY STRIKING LANGUAGE GIVING THE SECRETARY DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO WAIVE FEDERALLY MANDATED ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, AND BY INSERTING LANGUAGE PROVIDING FOR AN 8-MONTH TRANSITION PERIOD DURING WHICH THE SECRETARY MAY NOT WITHHOLD FUNDS UNDER ANY PROGRAM IF A STATE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRING THE ADMINISTRATION THROUGH A SINGLE ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-19	THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2444, ESTABLISHING A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1979-06-13	THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RISE AND REPORT H.R. 2444 BACK TO THE HOUSE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ENACTING CLAUSE BE STRIKEN. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-13	TO AMEND 2444 BY TRANSFERRING HEW FUNCTIONS UNDER THE HEADSTART-FOLLOW THROUGH ACT INTO THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Nay	Reduce federal role
1979-06-13	TO AMEND 2444 BY STRIKING THE TRANSFER OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION'S STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Nay	Expand federal role
1979-06-13	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY STRIKING THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-13	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY STRIKING THE TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENTAL DEFENSE FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE EDUCATION OF OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS TO THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-13	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY STRIKING THE TRANSFER OF SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-13	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY TRANSFERRING CETA TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND THE STRUCTURALLY UNEMPLOYED INTO THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Nay	Reduce federal role
1979-06-13	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY STRIKING THE TRANSFER OF HEALTH MANPOWER PROGRAMS TO THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-13	THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2444, ESTABLISHING A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1979-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY STRIKING LANGUAGE PROVIDING FOR FIVE OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS DELEGATED BY THE SECRETARY. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Nay	Expand federal role
1979-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY STRIKING LANGUAGE WHEREBY PRINCIPAL OFFICERS IN THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT MAY BE DELEGATED TO PROVIDE USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION AND RELATED OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITIES. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY DELETING THE ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS TO COLLECT DATA REQUIRED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS, TO HIRE AND SUPERVISE EMPLOYEES,AND TO CONTRACT OUT FOR SERVICES PURSUANT TO COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Nay	Expand federal role
1979-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY REQUIRING THAT ANYONE SELECTED FOR ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSTITIONS HAVE BEEN A TEACHER OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR DURING 18 OF THE 24 MONTHS PRECEEDING NOMINATION FOR THE POSITION. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Nay	Expand federal role
1979-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY STRIKING THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN REHABILITATION SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT AND TO INSTEAD AUTHORIZE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN HEW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HANDICAPPED RESEARCH, AND SUCH OTHER PROGRAMS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY PROVIDING FOR A UNIFIED APPROACH TO RURAL FAMILY EDUCATION THROUGH THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Expand federal role
1979-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND MINORITY LANGUAGE AFFAIRS WITHIN THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Expand federal role
1979-06-12	TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO THE GARCIA AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2444. THE GARCIA AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES AN OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AFFAIRS WITHIN THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE DE LA GARZA SUBSTITUTE SPECIFIES THAT SUCH AN OFFICE BE ADMINISTERED BY A DIRECTOR OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION, APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY, RATHER THAN HEADED BY ONE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AS SPECIFIED IN THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY STRIKING LANGUAGE CREATING THE STRUCTURE WITHIN THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT TO MANAGE FUNCTIONS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS FOR OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY PROHIBITING DENIAL OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BY RULES WHICH UTILIZE ANY RATIO OR OTHER NUMERICAL REQUIREMENT RELATED TO RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SEX. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-12	THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2444. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1979-06-11	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY PROVIDING THAT NO PROVISION OF LAW SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY TO REQUIRE BUSING OF STUDENTS OR TEACHERS TO CARRY OUT DESEGREGATION AS A CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-11	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY DECLARING THAT IT WAS THE INTENT OF CONGRESS TO LIMIT FUTURE BUDGET AUTHORITY TO THE LEVEL SET IN THIS BILL PLUS YEARLY COST OF LIVING INCREASES. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1979-06-11	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY MAKING IT A PURPOSE OF THE DEPARTMENT TO PERMIT DAILY OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTARY PRAYER OR MEDITATION IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1979-06-11	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY CREATING AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF EDUCATION RATHER THAN A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Nay	Expand federal role
1979-06-11	TO AMEND H.R. 2444 BY CHANGING THE NAME OF THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1979-06-11	THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2444, A BILL TO ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2444 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable

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