Gordon Harold Smith on Education

RepublicanOR

Education91 votes · 52.4/100 consistent

Expand federal roleReduce federal role

139 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 91 of them counted toward the score above: 45 toward “Expand federal role” and 46 toward “Reduce federal role”.

The other 48 did not count: 43 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
2000-05-03	To strengthen the Academic Achievement for All Demonstration Act (Straight A's Act).S. 2 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2000-04-07	To reduce the GOP tax cut by less than 1 percent in FY2001, and 1.8 percent over 5 years, to increase the Pell grant maximum by a total of $400- raising the basic Pell grant from the current $3,300 to $3,700.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
1999-10-06	To increase funding for title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-09-27	A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding education funding.S.Res. 187 · 106th Congress · On the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-09-27	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S.Res. 186 · 106th Congress · On the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-05-18	To allow the erecting of an appropriate and constitutional permanent memorial on the campus of any public school to honor students and teachers who have been murdered at school, and to allow students, faculty, and administrative staff of a public school to hold an appropriate and constitutional memorial service on their campus to honor students and teachers who have been murdered at their school.S. 254 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-04-27	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the tragic shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.H.Con.Res. 92 · 106th Congress · On the Concurrent Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-04-21	A bill to provide for education flexibility partnerships.H.R. 800 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-11	A bill to provide for education flexibility partnerships.H.R. 800 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-11	To provide accountability in Ed-Flex.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-11	To assist local educational agencies to help all students achieve State achievement standards, to end the practice of social promotion, and for other purposes.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-11	To provide all local educational agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1999, for activities under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act with respect to alternative educational settings.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-11	To improve academic and social outcomes for students and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime by providing productive activities during after school hours.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-11	To provide for the school dropout prevention, and for other purposes.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-11	To provide all local educational agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1999, for activities under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-11	To reduce class size, and for other purposes.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-11	To express the sense of the Senate regarding flexibility to use certain Federal education funds to carry out part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, adn to provide all local educational agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1999, for activities under part B of the Individuals with Disabilitiesn Education Act.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-03-11	To express the sense of the Senate regarding flexibility to use certain Federal education funds to carry out part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, adn to provide all local educational agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1999, for activities under part B of the Individuals with Disabilitiesn Education Act.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-03-10	To authorize additional appropriations to carry out part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
1999-03-10	A bill to provide for education flexibility partnerships.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Expand federal role
1999-03-09	In the nature of a substitute.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-03-08	In the nature of a substitute.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-03-05	To prohibit implementation of "Know Your Customer" regulations by the Federal banking agencies.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-03-04	To provide that the Secretary of Education shall prescribe requirements on how States will provide for public comments and notice.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Reduce federal role
1999-03-04	To honor the Federal commitment to fund part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
1999-03-03	To preserve accountability for funds under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 280 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Reduce federal role
1998-09-29	A bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6, TO EXTEND THE AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.)H.R. 6 · 105th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Expand federal role
1998-07-09	A bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. — (SENATE PASSED H.R. 6, TO EXTEND THE AUTORIZATION OF PROGRAMS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.)H.R. 6 · 105th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
1998-07-09	To reduce student loan fees, and for other purposes. — (SENATE REJECTED THE HARKIN AMENDMENT NO. 3118, TO PROVIDE FOR REDUCTION IN STUDENT LOAN FEES.)S. 1882 · 105th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
1998-07-09	To ensure that secondary school teachers are sufficiently prepared during their pre-service training to have sufficient academic knowledge to be able to help their students reach high academic standards. — (SENATE REJECTED THE BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 3116, TO ENSURE THAT SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE SUFFICIENTLY PREPARED DURING THEIR PRE-SERVICE TRAINING TO HAVE SUFFICIENT ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS REACH HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS.)S. 1882 · 105th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
1998-07-09	To provide for market-based determinations of lender returns. — (SENATE REJECTED THE KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 3119, TO PROVIDE FOR MARKET-BASED DETERMINATIONS OF LENDER RETURNS.)S. 1882 · 105th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand federal role
1998-07-09	To expand the educational opportunities for welfare recipients. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 3111, TO EXPAND THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS.)S. 1882 · 105th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
1998-04-21	To provide an additional 100,000, well-qualified elementary and secondary school teachers annually to the national pool of such teachers during the 10-year period beginning with 1999 through a new student loan forgiveness program. — (SENATE TABLED THE KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 2289, TO AUTHORIZE FUNDS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 100,000 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ANNUALLY TO THE NATIONAL POOL OF SUCH TEACHERS DURING THE 10-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING WITH 1999 THROUGH A NEW STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM.)H.R. 2646 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Reduce federal role
1997-09-10	To increase funding for the Head Start Act. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF WELLSTONE MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1087, TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE HEAD START ACT. .)S. 1061 · 105th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Reduce federal role
1997-09-08	To provide funding for grants to States for State Student Incentives under subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE REED AMENDMENT NO. 1096, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR STATE STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANTS. .)S. 1061 · 105th Congress · On the Amendment	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1997-06-25	To improve the provisions relating to the Higher Education Act of 1965. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF LAUTENBERG (FOR KENNEDY) AMENDMENT NO. 490, TO IMPROVE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.)S. 947 · 105th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Reduce federal role
1997-05-14	A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. — (SENATE PASSED H.R. 5, TO AMEND THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. .)H.R. 5 · 105th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
1997-05-14	To require a court in making an award under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to take into consideration the impact the granting of the award would have on the education of all children of State educational agencies and local educational agencies. — (SENATE REJECTED THE SMITH AMENDMENT NO. 245, TO REQUIRE A COURT IN MAKING AN AWARD UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE IMPACT THE GRANTING OF THE AWARD WOULD HAVE ON THE EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN OF STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.)S. 717 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Expand federal role
1997-05-14	To permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies. — (SENATE REJECTED THE GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 243, TO PERMIT STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO ESTABLISH UNIFORM DISCIPLINARY POLICIES.)S. 717 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Reduce 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.