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House Roll Call 746, 104th Congress · November 2, 1995

H.R.2546 BY WALSH (R-NY) -- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 (HOUSE AGREED TO THE GUNDERSON AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES THE SUPERINTENDENT OF D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM SCHOOL REFORM PLAN CONSISTENT WITH THE CONTROL BOARD FINANCIAL PLAN; AUTHORIZES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THROUGH FIVE-YEAR CHARTERS; AUTHORIZES $21 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE FEDERAL EVEN START PROGRAM FROM TWO TO TWENTY SEATS; AUTHORIZES $2 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 1996 TO ESTABLISH A SEVEN MEMBER PANEL TO DEVELOP CORE-CURRICULUM, STUDENT ASSESSMENTS, AND TEACHER TRAINING MODELS; AUTHORIZES FUNDS TO DEVELOP A PER PUPIL EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA; AUTHORIZES $2 MILLION FOR THE GSA TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS 1996 AND 1997; AUTHORIZES FUNDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL; REQUIRES THE DISTRICT TO REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ITS PROGRESS BY AUGUST 1, 1996; AUTHORIZES $42 MILLION TO ESTABLISH NON-PROFIT CORPORATION TO PROVIDE "SCHOLARSHIPS" TO LOW INCOME D.C. STUDENTS; AUTHORIZES $26 MILLION TO ESTABLISH TWO PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO DEVELOP A JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE, EXPAND WORK FORCE PREPARATION INITIATIVES, IMPLEMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS AND PROVIDE 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WITH CAREER COUNSELING; AND AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO CONDITION WELFARE BENEFITS ON THE ATTENDANCE OF PARENTS AT PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF HHS.)

Question before the chamber: On Agreeing to the Amendment

241 yea · 177 nayAgreed to15 not voting or present
Democrat10 yea · 172 nay
Republican231 yea · 4 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 2546

District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.95): Authorizes tens of millions of dollars in new expenditures and educational programs.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Economics and Public Finance

    Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (241)

Nay (177)

Not voting or present (15)

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