H.R.366: Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 109-25.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 11.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 254 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 366 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

Rule H. Res. 254 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 254.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 366 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 254 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 366.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 254, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 254, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Wu amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 254, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Millender-McDonald amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 366.

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.

Mr. Miller, George moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the George Miller (CA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require that the bill be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a prohibition on the use of funds for propaganda.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 224 (Roll no. 153).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 416 - 9 (Roll no. 154).

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

Received in the Senate.

Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.