H.R.1350: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 19.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-77.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 44.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 206 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1350 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Makes in order only those amendments printed in H. Rept. 108-79 and provides that they shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, considered as read, debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponen...

Rule H. Res. 206 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 206.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1350 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. Makes in order only those amendments printed in H. Rept. 108-79 and provides that they shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, considered as read, debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent andan opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, not be subject toa...

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 206 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable John Linder to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1350.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to provisions of H. Res. 206 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Vitter amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Vitter amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Vitter demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to provisions of H. Res. 206 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bradley amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to provisions of H. Res. 206 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Woolsey amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to provisions of H. Res. 206 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the DeMint amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeMint amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Woolsey demanded a recorded vote and made a point of no quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 206, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

DEBATE - Pursuant to provisions of H. Res. 206 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Musgrave amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Musgrave amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Woolsey demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 206, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to provisions of H. Res. 206 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shadegg amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to provisions of H. Res. 206 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tancredo amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tancredo amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Woolsey demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 206, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 206, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kirk amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 206, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKeon amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 206, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nethercutt amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 206, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davis (CA) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 206, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wu amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 206, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garrett (NJ) amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1350.

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: 251 - 171 (Roll no. 154).

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. 1350.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.1248 amended.

Passed Senate H.R. 1350 in lieu of S.1248 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 3. Record Vote Number: 94.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Senate ordered measure printed as passed.

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

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

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Boehner, Castle, Ehlers, Keller, Wilson (SC), Miller, George, Woolsey, and Owens.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of sec. 101 and title V of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Barton (TX), Bilirakis, and Dingell.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of sec. 205 of the House bill, and sec. 101 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Smith (TX), and Conyers.

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

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.

Senate insists on its amendment, agrees to request for a conference, appoints conferees Gregg; Frist; Enzi; Alexander; Bond; DeWine; Roberts; Sessions; Ensign; Graham SC; Warner; Kennedy; Dodd; Harkin; Mikulski; Jeffords; Bingaman; Murray; Reed; Edwards; Clinton.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Mr. Boehner asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Nov. 17 to file a conference report on H.R. 1350. Agreed to without objection.

Conference report H. Rept. 108-779 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 858 Reported to House. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.

Rule H. Res. 858 passed House.

Mr. Boehner brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-779 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 858.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 1350.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 3 (Roll no. 537).

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

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent Vote.

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 524, enrollment corrections on H.R. 1350 have been made.

Cleared for White House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 108-446.