John Cornelius Stennis on Education

DemocratMS

Education81 votes · 56.5/100 consistent

Expand federal roleReduce federal role

110 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 81 of them counted toward the score above: 37 toward “Expand federal role” and 44 toward “Reduce federal role”.

The other 29 did not count: 21 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 8 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
1974-05-15	TO AMEND S.1539 BY PROHIBITING FORCED BUSING OF STUDENTS BEYOND THE SCHOOL NEXT CLOSEST TO HIS HOME.S. 1539 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Expand federal role
1974-05-15	TO AMEND GURNEY AMENDMENT TO S. 1539. THE GURNEY AMENDMENT PROHIBITS FORCED BUSING OF STUDENTS BEYOND THE SCHOOL NEXT CLOSEST TO HIS HOME. THE BAYH AMENDMENT, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, REQUIRES THAT ALL ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR REMEDYING, DE JRERE SEGREGATION BE USED BEFORE BUSING OF STUDENTS IS ORDERED OR PROPOSED.S. 1539 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Reduce federal role
1974-05-15	TO AMEND S.1539 BY SUBSTITUTING SUBSTANTIALLY THE HOUSE PASSED FORMULA FOR ALLOCATING FUNDS TO STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES.S. 1539 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-05-14	TO AMEND S.1539 BY PROVIDING THAT NO STUDENT BE REQUIRED TO REVEAL INFORMATION ABOUT HIS PERSONAL OR FAMILY LIFE WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.S. 1539 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand federal role
1974-05-14	TO AMEND SEN. BUCKLEY'S AMENDMENT TO S.1539 BY DELETING SECTION C, SETTING CONDITIONS FOR THE RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA.S. 1539 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Reduce federal role
1974-05-14	TO AMEND S.1539, AMENDING, AND EXTENDING CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, BY COUNTING ALL, RATHER THAN 2/3 OF AFDC CHILDREN ABOVE THE SO-CALLED ORSHANSKY LEVEL.S. 1539 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Reduce federal role
1973-09-24	TO PASS H.R. 9639.H.R. 9639 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand federal role
1973-09-24	TO AMEND H.R. 9639 SO AS TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT IN FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT ASSISTANCE RATES IN FUTURE YEARS TO BOTH THE SCHOOL LUNCH AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS.H.R. 9639 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand federal role
1973-09-24	TO AMEND H.R. 9639, A BILL PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE SCHOOL LUNCH AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS BY INCREASING FROM PRESENT 8 CENTS TO 12 CENTS (INSTEAD OF 10 CENTS) FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES.H.R. 9639 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Reduce federal role
1973-04-17	TO AMEND PELL (D,RI) AMENDMENT TO H.J.RES. 496, A BILL PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, AND THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE $120 MILLION FOR THE NATIONAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM BY REALLOCATING PROPOSED FUNDS WITHIN THE STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE PELL AMENDMENT PROVIDES FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL GRANTS WITHIN THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL.H.J.Res. 4 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable

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.