Jo Ann Emerson on Education

RepublicanMO

Education85 votes · 61.5/100 consistent

Expand federal roleReduce federal role

306 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 85 of them counted toward the score above: 61 toward “Expand federal role” and 24 toward “Reduce federal role”.

The other 221 did not count: 219 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 2 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
1997-11-04	Helping Empower Low-Income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments — (HOUSE FAILED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2746, TO AMEND TITLE VI OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 TO GIVE PARENTS WITH LOW INCOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN.)H.R. 2746 · 105th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Expand federal role
1997-11-04	Helping Empower Low-Income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments — H.R.2746 BY RIGGS (R-CA) -- ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AMENDMENT (HOUSE REJECTED THE ETHERIDGE MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD A FULL, OPEN, AND FAIR HEARING AND MARKUP ON THE BILL BEFORE REPORTING IT TO THE FULL HOUSE FOR CONSIDERATION.)H.R. 2746 · 105th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
1997-10-29	Dollars to Classroom Act — H.RES.139 BY PITTS (R-PA) -- DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM RESOLUTION (HOUSE AGREED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H. RES. 139, AMENDED, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, STATES, AND LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES SHOULD SPEND A GREATER PERCENTAGE OF FEDERAL EDUCATION TAX DOLLARS IN OUR CHILDREN'S CLASSROOMS.)H.Res. 139 · 105th Congress · Suspend the rules and agree, as amended	Yea	Direction not readable
1997-10-23	H.R.2646 BY ARCHER (R-TX) -- EDUCATION SAVINGS ACT FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS (HOUSE REJECTED THE RANGEL AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO INCREASE THE VOLUME CAP ON BONDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION TO $4 BILLION. .)H.R. 2646 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
1997-07-10	Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997 — H.R.2014 BY KASICH (R-OH) -- TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT OF 1997 (PUB.L. 105-34, APPROVED 8/05/97) (HOUSE REJECTED THE RANGEL MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES TO WORK IN A BIPARTISAN FASHION TO PROVIDE FAIR AND EQUITABLE TAX RELIEF TO WORKING FAMILIES AND AVOID LARGE AND GROWING OUT-YEAR REVENUE COSTS AND IN DOING SO, THE CONFEREES SHALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE: 1. RECEDE FROM THEIR INSISTENCE ON THE PROVISION OF THE HOUSE BILL THAT PROVIDES FOR INDEXING OF CAPITAL ASSETS; 2. SUPPORT TAX RELIEF THAT PROVIDES A FAMILY CREDIT COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE $500-PER-CHILD CREDIT, TO WORKING FAMILIES, WHO PAY FEDERAL TAXES; 3. SUPPORT TAX PROVISIONS DESIGNED TO ASSIST WORKING FAMILIES IN MEETING THE COSTS OF COLLEGE EDUCATION AND THOSE PROVISIONS SHALL: A. INCLUDE A HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT PROPOSED BY THE PRESIDENT SO THAT STUDENTS ATTENDING LOW-COST COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE NOT DISADVANTAGED; B. INCLUDE TAX BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES PAYING TUITION COSTS FOR THE SECOND 2 YEARS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OUT OF WAGES AND SALARY INCOME, AND C. NOT INCLUDE THE PROVISIONS OF THE HOUSE BILL THAT IMPOSE NEW TAXES ON GRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVING TUITION WAIVERS.)H.R. 2014 · 105th Congress · Motion to Insruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
1997-05-13	Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) — H.R.5 BY GOODLING (R-PA) -- INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1997 (PUB. L. NO. 105-17, APPROVED 6/4/97) (HOUSE VOTED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5, AMENDED, TO AMEND THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT AND TO REAUTHORIZE AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT ACT.)H.R. 5 · 105th Congress · Suspend rules and pass, as amended	Yea	Expand federal role

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand federal role / Reduce federal role axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.