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Bill Foster on Education

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Education78 votes · 59.3/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role

244 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 78 of them counted toward the score above: 65 toward “Expand federal role” and 13 toward “Reduce federal role”.

The other 166 did not count: 166 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2009-05-1321st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActH.R. 2187 · 111th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-05-13Providing for consideration of H.R. 2187, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActH.Res. 427 · 111th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2009-05-05Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community College MonthH.Res. 338 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-22Green Energy Education ActH.R. 957 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaExpand federal role
2009-03-31Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) ActH.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Motion To Concur in the Senate AmendmentsYeaExpand federal role
2009-03-24Expressing support for designation of the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009, as “School Social Work Week”.H.Res. 182 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-18Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) ActH.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On PassageYeaExpand federal role
2009-03-18Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) ActH.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-18Serve America ActH.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-18Serve America ActH.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-18Serve America ActH.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-18Serve America ActH.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2009-03-18Serve America ActH.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-18Serve America ActH.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-17Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women’s History MonthH.Res. 211 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-12Supporting the designation of Pi Day, and for other purposesH.Res. 224 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-09Congratulating the National Assessment Governing Board on its 20th Anniversary in measuring student academic achievementH.Res. 222 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-05Designating March 2, 2009, as “Read Across America Day”H.Res. 146 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-03Congratulating the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for more than 100 years of service and leadership to the United StatesH.Res. 77 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-02-10Honoring Miami University for its 200 years of commitment to extraordinary higher educationH.Res. 128 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2009-01-22Designating the week of February 2 through February 6, 2009 as “National School Couseling Week”H.Res. 56 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-01-13Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month 2009H.Res. 41 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2008-09-23Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention ActH.R. 642 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaExpand federal role
2008-09-18No Child Left Inside Act of 2008H.R. 3036 · 110th Congress · On PassageYeaExpand federal role
2008-09-18No Child Left Inside Act of 2008H.R. 3036 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2008-09-18No Child Left Inside Act of 2008H.R. 3036 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-09-15To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposesH.R. 6889 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaExpand federal role
2008-07-31To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposesH.R. 4137 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaExpand federal role
2008-06-0421st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActH.R. 3021 · 110th Congress · On PassageYeaExpand federal role
2008-06-0421st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActH.R. 3021 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2008-06-0421st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActH.R. 3021 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-06-0421st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActH.R. 3021 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-06-0421st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActH.R. 3021 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-06-0421st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActH.R. 3021 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-06-04Providing for consideration of H.R. 3021, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act“H.Res. 1234 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2008-06-04Providing for consideration of H.R. 3021, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act“H.Res. 1234 · 110th Congress · On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaDirection not readable
2008-05-06To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965S. 2929 · 110th Congress · Table Motion to ReconsiderYeaDirection not readable
2008-05-06To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965S. 2929 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaExpand federal role
2008-05-01Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans ActH.R. 5715 · 110th Congress · Suspend Rules and Agree to Senate AmendmentsYeaExpand federal role
2008-04-17Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans ActH.R. 5715 · 110th Congress · On PassageYeaExpand federal role
2008-04-17Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008H.R. 5715 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-04-16Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans ActH.R. 5715 · 110th Congress · On Motion that the Committee RiseYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-12To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965S. 2733 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaExpand federal role
2008-03-12Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education ActH.R. 5563 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaExpand 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.