H.R.6: Higher Education Amendments of 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Field Hearings Held in York, Pennsylvania.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Held Field Hearings in Northridge, California Prior to Referral (Jan 30, 97).

Field Hearings Held in Newton, Pennsylvania.

Field Hearings Held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Field Hearings Held in South Bend, Indiana.

Field Hearings Held in Flint, Michigan.

Field Hearings Held in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Field Hearings Held in Gainsville, Georgia.

Field Hearings Held in Mahwah, New Jersey.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 3.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-481. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 411 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substituted recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in the report accompanying this resolution, as an origianl bill for the purpose of amendment. It shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in part 2 of this report befor consideration of any other amendment, debatable for 20 minutes.

Rule H. Res. 411 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 411.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substituted recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in the report accompanying this resolution, as an origianl bill for the purpose of amendment. It shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in part 2 of this report before consideration of any other amendment, debatable for 20 minutes.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 411 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Gil Gutknecht to act as Chairman of the Committee.

SELF-ENACTING AMENDMENTS AGREED TO - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 411, the amendments printed in Part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying that resolution (House Report 105-499) are considered as adopted and are incorporated into the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 411, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Paul amendement and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Paul requested a recorded vote and further proceedings were postponed.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Owens amendement and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Owens objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 411, further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quorum was withdrawn.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Roemer amendement and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Goodling requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 411, further proceedings were postponed.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the McGovern amendement and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. McGovern requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 411, further proceedings were postponed.

Mr. Goodling moved that the Committee rise.

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Mr. McKeon asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the amendment by Mr. Riggs, printed in the Congressional Record as amendment No. 73, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 2 hours, equally divided and controlled by Mr. Riggs and Mr. Clay or their designees. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Roemer asked unanimous consent that his request of April 29, 1998, for a recorded vote on the Roemer amendment (No. 9) be vacated and that the proceedings by which the Committee considered and adopted the amendment by voice vote be vacated in its entirety. Agreed to without objection.

The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the requests for Recorded votes on which were postponed on Wednesday, April 29, 1998. Votes on amendments will be taken in the following order: The Paul amendment (No. 2); Owens amendment (No. 5); and the McGovern amendment

The Paul amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in the Congressional Record of April 28, 1998, would prohibit the Secretary of Education from using social security numbers as the personal identifier for student loan applicants.

The Owens amendment, printed as amendment No. 51 in the Congressional Record of April 28, 1998 would create a new Postsecondary Information Technology Education Recruitment Program to provide grant funds to institutions of Higher education.

An amendment, printed as amendment No. 44 in the Congressional Record of April 28, 1998 to provide an achievement award to Pell Grant eligible students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class.

Mr. McKeon moved that the Committee rise.

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Roemer amendment No. 75, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 1 hour equally divided between Mr. Roemer and Mr. Hastert or their designees. Agreed to without objection.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Miller (CA) amendment and announced that, by voice, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Miller (CA) requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to H. Res. 411, further proceedings were postponed.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Stupak amendment and announced that, by voice, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Stupak requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to H. Res. 411, further proceedings were postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the Roemer amendment, equally divided and controlled.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roemer amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, declared that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roemer demanded a recorded vote and made a point of no quorum. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment and the point of no quorum was withdrawn.

Mr. Hall (TX) asked unanimous consent to return to title VII of the bill. Agreed to without objection.

The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further consideration of amendments on which proceedings had been postponed earlier in the day. Proceedings would continue in the following order: Roemer amendment (#38), Miller (CA) amendment (#30), Stupak amendment (#32).

The Roemer amendment would delete the provision of the bill that requires institutions of higher education to report any reduction in funding or in the number of participants on an athletics team, and report the elimination of any sports teams four years in advance of the actual reduction and justify that decision.

The Miller (CA) amendment would express that it is the sense of Congress that American colleges and universities should adopt rigorous labor codes of conduct to assure that university and college licensed merchandise is not made by sweatshop and exploited adult or child labor either domestically or abroad.

The Stupak amendment would authorize $5 million for each of the next five fiscal years for the Olympic Scholarship program, which provides college scholarships for Olympic athletes while they train.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of Tuesday, May 5, 1998, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 2 hours of general debate on the Riggs amendment.

Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Campbell amendment (#79) be limited to not to exceed 30 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Campbell amendment (#79), and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 13 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 6.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 4 (Roll No. 135).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 6.

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1882 amended.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1882 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-1. Record Vote No: 195.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Jeffords; Coats; Gregg; Frist; Dewine; Enzi; Hutchinson; Collins; Warner; McConnell; Kennedy; Dodd; Harkin; Mikulski; Bingaman; Wellstone; Murray; Reed.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of the House bill (except sec. 464), and the Senate amendment (except secs. 484 and 799C), and modifications committed to conference: Goodling, McKeon, Petri, Graham, Souder, Peterson (PA), Clay, Kildee, Martinez, and Andrews.

The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of sec. 464 of the House bill, and secs. 484 and 799C of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Goodling, Talent, Shaw, Camp, Clay, and Levin.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Conference held.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Mr. Solomon asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Sept. 25 to file a conference report on H.R. 6. Agreed to without objection.

Conference report H. Rept. 105-750 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

Mr. Goodling brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-750 by previously agreed to special order.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate. By Unanimous Consent.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-0. Record Vote No: 290.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 105-244.